Willliam Henry Bryant, 25, a laborer, was killed in 1930 by Darien police officers, including deputy sheriffs H. B. Thompson and Edgar Malone in McIntosh County, Georgia. Bryan was suspected of having been involved in a previous shootout following a bank robbery attempt where a police chief was killed and three officers wounded. Bryan escaped arrest, but another group of officers, led by officers Thompson and Malone, found Bryan and shot him to death. After his death, the Mayor issued a statement to the effect that Bryan had nothing to do with the killing of the police chief. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.

William Henry Bryant