In the line of duty, Deputy Sheriff Jesse G. Thomas, a 37-year-old male, lost his life on Monday, February 20, 1922, in Birmingham, Alabama. A four-year veteran of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, his death came unexpectedly while carrying out his responsibilities.
On that fateful day, Deputy Thomas, accompanied by two other officers, was tasked with serving a vagrancy warrant. The subject of the warrant was a man described as being mentally ill. As the officers attempted to serve t
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