Traffic Officer Clarence M. Pickett, Madera County State Traffic Force, California

Traffic Officer Clarence M. Pickett

Madera County State Traffic Force, California

End of Watch Saturday, November 10, 1923

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Clarence M. Pickett

Officer Pickett was shot and killed after he stopped a suspect drunk driver on the state highway in Berenda. As Officer Pickett spoke to the driver, the passenger pulled a handgun and shot Officer Pickett twice in the chest, killing him. The suspects were a pair of criminals who had been traveling around the state committing armed robberies and thefts. They were arrested about ten hours later.

One of the suspects was sentenced to life and the second suspect was sentenced to death. He was hung at San Quentin State Prison on January 9, 1925.

Officer Pickett was survived by his wife of three weeks and his mother, brother and sister.

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Age 34
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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender Executed in 1925

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Officer Pickett,
On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army during World War I.

R.I.P.
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