John Alfred Salter Sr., a 59-year-old man from Jasper, Alabama, was working as a police officer when an attempt to serve routine warrants turned into a deadly confrontation on October 13, 1944. He had spent years in law enforcement, known around Walker County not only for his role with the Jasper Police Department but also for earlier service with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, a steady presence in a time when officers often handled everything from neighborly disputes to hard-edged arrest
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