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John Alford Swafford

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John Alford Swafford

Birth
Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Death
13 Nov 1975 (aged 26)
Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Summer City, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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In the early evening hours of November 13, 1975 Deputy Johnny Swafford (Badge 113) of the Rhea County Sheriff's Department was shot while answering a disturbance call at a home east of Dayton. Deputy Swafford died on scene. His assaliant was later tried and sentenced to 99 years and a day in prison.
In the early evening hours of November 13, 1975 Deputy Johnny Swafford (Badge 113) of the Rhea County Sheriff's Department was shot while answering a disturbance call at a home east of Dayton. Deputy Swafford died on scene. His assaliant was later tried and sentenced to 99 years and a day in prison.

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  • Created by: Dean Wilson
  • Added: Jul 19, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9122705/john_alford-swafford: accessed ), memorial page for John Alford Swafford (2 May 1949–13 Nov 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9122705, citing Gentry Cemetery, Summer City, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Dean Wilson (contributor 867).