In the quiet of a late spring evening on Sunday, May 25, 1986, the life of Deputy Sheriff Leonard Wilbur Brand of the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Department was tragically cut short. The 50-year-old male officer, a veteran of the United States Army, was responding to a domestic disturbance call, a situation law enforcement officers often face with a heightened sense of caution due to their unpredictable nature.
The call came in at approximately 5:15 p.m., directing Deputy Brand and the Ne
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