Hollis Brown Horton

Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office — Tuscaloosa, AL

Felonious

End of Watch October 23, 1911

Age 29

Tour of Duty

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Brown Horton was shot and killed by a murder suspect he was attempting to apprehend.

Deputy Horton was a member of a posse in pursuit of the suspect who was wanted for the murder of a former Tuscaloosa County Deputy Sheriff in Northport the previous day. When cornered, the suspect opened fire, killing Deputy Horton instantly, and wounding another deputy in the leg. The suspect was captured the next day near Sander's Ferry on the Black Warrior River.

Deputy Horton had been deputized by Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Palmer to search for the suspect.

The suspect was convicted of murder and hanged July 9, 1912.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Sheriff Horton served with the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Tuscaloosa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Sheriff Horton.

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

Agency

Department Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Location Tuscaloosa, AL

Platform Identity tcso.tuscaloosa.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 23, 1911

Tour of Duty

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle; Winchester

Offender Executed in 1912

Special Deputy Sheriff Hollis Brown Horton is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

83.3% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious