Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Marshal Tom Holton was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest an intoxicated man with a rifle.
The suspect, who was walking the streets, terrorizing citizens with his rifle, shot Marshal Holton through his heart as he approached. The man then became desperate, firing at everything in sight. One of his bullets struck and killed a 13 year-old boy. The shooting ended when he received a shotgun blast in the back from an unknown citizen.
The suspect was convicted of the boy's murder and hanged at the Coffee County Jail in Douglass, December 18, 1903.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Marshal Holton served with the Nicholls Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Nicholls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Holton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Town Marshal Tom R. Holton 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In GA, 549 of 905 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tom R. Holton's cause is highlighted.
How Tom R. Holton Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Tom R. Holton is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Tom R. Holton was killed by rifle.
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