In memory of
Delos C. Wood
1934
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- July 21, 1934, aged 61
Their life
Deputy Wood was shot and killed as he and several other deputies attempted to arrest a man at the man's home.
The suspect was convicted of Deputy Wood's murder and sentenced to death. On January 11, 1935, an angry mob stormed his jail cell and shot him to death after the Supreme Court granted him a new trial.
Deputy Wood had served with the Washington Parish Sheriff's Department for 8 years.
Survived by
He was survived by his wife.
What people have said
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