Jul. 06, 2022 8:02 AM
Visitors: 4,424,518
 |

Ciano/2009

Carthron/2005

Reister/2008

Curtis/2010

Grun/1987
|
|
|
|
|
|
James Virgil Griner
- Aug. 30, 1951 -
|
(7137)
|
Pass your cursor over pic to see larger version! Click pic for full version!
|
Resided: |
GA, USA
|
Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Aug. 30, 1951 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male |
| Agency |
Dept: | Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office
GA
USA |
Dept. Type: | County/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Sheriff |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Homicide - Gun |
Weapon Class: | Firearm |
|
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
|
Location: |
GA
USA
Thu. Aug. 30, 1951
|
Summary: |
Sheriff Griner and Jailer John Smith were shot and killed after they stopped a vehicle to search for whiskey. The suspect opened fire on both men, killing Jailer Smith and mortally wounding Sheriff Griner. The sheriff was transported to an Atlanta hospital where he succumbed to his wounds four days later.
After hiding in a south Georgia swamp for three weeks, the suspect surrendered to a Georgia state trooper. On April 23, 1952, he was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to life. He died in prison April 3, 1959.p
|
Source: |
Website Click
|
|
|
Last Updated: May. 29, 2019 |
|
|
 |

Krueger/1952
|

Williams/1873
|

Sheehan/1886
|

Grimes/1878
|

Jerlecki/1951
|

Marshall/1889
|

Hansen/1950
|

Poull Jr./1888
|
|
|
|
 |

DeLeon Jr./2005

Branham/2013

Dosier/1999

Jones/2005

McDonald/2001

Marano/2009

Barone/1992

Pimentel/2014

Nagle/2018

Roberts/2009
|
|
|