In the winter of 1881, a brave lawman's life was cut short in the line of duty, leaving a somber note on the day after Christmas. Deputy Sheriff Abram S. Johnson of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, a male officer, was killed on December 26, 1881, in the Bay Minette area of Alabama. His end came violently when he was shot in the chest while attempting to serve a warrant and arrest a suspect in a murder case.
The confrontation that led to Deputy Johnson's death was a perilous one. As he
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