Floyd Weatherholt
1960
Floyd A. Weatherholt Jr..
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Officer Floyd Weatherholt was shot and killed as he chased a burglary suspect through the backyard of a home on East Exchange Street. The suspect had escaped from a Federal Reformatory work crew in Tennessee. He was convicted of Officer Weatherholt's murder and executed in 1962. Officer Weatherholt was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Akron Police Department for 2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, infant son, five brothers, and two sisters.
Service Record
Also Served
Akron Police Department
Officer
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