Killing of Percy Charlie in Alabama

Incident

Case summary

Percy Charlie, age 32, was killed in 1939 by Deputy Sheriff C.B. Jones in Birmingham, Alabama. Jones claimed he and Deputy Milton Ferguson were in a car when Charlie drove a truck into them, that Charlie resisted arrest, and he shot him. On March 14, 1939, Charlie’s body was found in a ditch behind a garage.

Victim(s):

Percy Charlie


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Perpetrator group type: police

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Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
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Allegation against victim: attempting to escape a deputy's vehicle; attempting to take his blackjack; crashing into an officer's vehicle; drunkenness

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: yes
Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

Criminal process
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news articles - closed
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