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Deputy Sheriff

Will Griner

Mitchell County Sheriff's Office — Camilla, GA

Felonious

End of Watch November 10, 1914

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Will Griner was shot and killed near Camilla as he and the Worth County Sheriff attempted to arrest a man for cattle stealing. As Deputy Griner entered the man's home he opened fire with a shotgun killing him instantly. The suspect was apprehended two days later near Dawson.

The 20-year-old suspect was convicted of Deputy Griner's murder and hanged in Mitchell County on January 15, 1915.

Deputy Griner was survived by his wife and four children.

Survivors

Deputy Griner was survived by his wife and four children.

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

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

Agency

Department Mitchell County Sheriff's Office

Location Camilla, GA

Platform Identity mcso.mitchell.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 10, 1914

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Executed in 1915

Deputy Sheriff Will Griner 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Mitchell County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Will Griner's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Will Griner Compares

Offender Outcome

Executed in 1915

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Will Griner is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Will Griner was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518