United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
James P. Carter
1978
James P. Carter Jr. served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Sergeant Carter was struck and killed by a stolen car that was being driven by a 20-year-old man at a high rate of speed at 0130 hours. The driver and a companion were leaving from the scene of a armed robbery in Auburndale when they forced a man at gunpoint to surrender his car. Sergeant Carter had stopped a speeder when the suspect car came over a hill, struck his patrol car, and them him. Both were apprehended the next day in South Boston. The driver was sentenced to 17 years but was released after only 18 months. Sergeant Carter had been with the agency for 11 years and was survived by his three children. He was a U.S. Army Veteran.
Survivors
Sergeant Carter had been with the agency for 11 years and was survived by his three children.
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Newton Police Department
Sergeant
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