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Patrolman

Henry Johnny Booth

Mobile Police Department — Mobile, AL

Veteran → Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch August 14, 1979

Age 30

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Badge 205

The Vigil Panel 121 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 22

Incident

Patrolman Henry Booth was shot and killed at 7:55 pm while attempting to arrest a wanted person on a warrant. During a struggle, the suspect managed to gain control of his service revolver and shot him. The suspect was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. The Alabama Supreme Court overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial. On December 12th, 1983, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Patrolman Booth was a Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Mobile Police Department for eight years. He was survived by his wife. He is buried in Wilson Cemetery at Spanish Fort, Alabama.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Booth gave the Mobile Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Mobile Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Platform Identity mpd.mobile.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 14, 1979

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 30

Badge Number 205

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Military Service

Henry Johnny Booth served in the U.S. Air Force (1966â1970) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Henry Johnny Booth is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Mobile Police Department, 18 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 78.3% of this agency's fallen.

Mobile Police Department

of 23 officers

78.3% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious