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In the early morning hours of June 26, 1978, a tragedy unfolded inside the Hyattsville District Station in Prince George's County, Maryland, that claimed the life of 25-year-old Prince George's County Police Officer James Brian Swart, a White male. Officer Swart, a five-year veteran of the department, was at the station assisting with the processing of two theft suspects.

The situation took a violent turn when one of the suspects, a 15-year-old, managed to disarm Officer Albert M. Clagget ...Read More
Victim Details

James Brian Swart

Male

White / Caucasian

Hyattsville

MD

1978-06-26

25

James

Brian Swart

01/26/2026