Sheriff C. F. (Neil) Grantham
Coffee County Sheriff's Department
Alabama
End of Watch: Thursday, March 1, 1979
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, March 1, 1979
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to Death
Sheriff Grantham was shot and killed by a former prisoner as he arrived at the jail.
Sheriff Grantham ran into a former prisoner who was waiting outside the jail, parked in the sheriff's spot. The man shot the sheriff three times, then sped off to a relative's home, where he sat on the porch and waited for authorities.
Coffee County Sheriff's Department
Alabama
End of Watch: Thursday, March 1, 1979
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, March 1, 1979
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to Death
Sheriff Grantham was shot and killed by a former prisoner as he arrived at the jail.
Sheriff Grantham ran into a former prisoner who was waiting outside the jail, parked in the sheriff's spot. The man shot the sheriff three times, then sped off to a relative's home, where he sat on the porch and waited for authorities.
Sheriff C. F. (Neil) Grantham
Coffee County Sheriff's Department
Alabama
End of Watch: Thursday, March 1, 1979
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, March 1, 1979
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to Death
Sheriff Grantham was shot and killed by a former prisoner as he arrived at the jail.
Sheriff Grantham ran into a former prisoner who was waiting outside the jail, parked in the sheriff's spot. The man shot the sheriff three times, then sped off to a relative's home, where he sat on the porch and waited for authorities.
Coffee County Sheriff's Department
Alabama
End of Watch: Thursday, March 1, 1979
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, March 1, 1979
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to Death
Sheriff Grantham was shot and killed by a former prisoner as he arrived at the jail.
Sheriff Grantham ran into a former prisoner who was waiting outside the jail, parked in the sheriff's spot. The man shot the sheriff three times, then sped off to a relative's home, where he sat on the porch and waited for authorities.
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