Deputy Sheriff James Garfield Pugh, Jasper County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

Deputy Sheriff James Garfield Pugh

Jasper County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

End of Watch Saturday, August 24, 1929

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James Garfield Pugh

Deputy Sheriff James Pugh was shot and killed in Fouke after responding to a fight involving several drunk men near the Fouke Lumber Company commissary at about midnight.

He had placed one man under arrest when another approached him and opened fire, killing him. The man fled toward Hickory and remained at large until committing suicide in Choctaw County, Alabama, about two weeks later.

Deputy Pugh was survived by his wife, daughter, parents, and several siblings.

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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Not available

DIP, fight call

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Deputy Sheriff Camp,
On today, the 140th 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 Union Army during the Civil War.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

August 25, 2025