Killing of R. D. Howard in Louisiana in 1943

Incident

Case summary

R.D. Howard (1910-1943), a farmer, was killed, likely by Deputy Sheriff Newton, in Oak Grove, Louisiana. R.D. Howard had been arrested by Newton and Deputy Sheriff Williams for stealing and selling a cow that belonged to plantation owner W.K. Howard. Witnesses claimed that, during the course of the arrest, R.D. Howard got ahold of Newton’s gun and injured Williams, and then later escaped from the deputy sheriffs’ car, at which point he was shot in the neck. Present at the shooting were Newton and a witness named Walter Barnett.

Victim(s):

R. D. Howard


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Walter Barnett

L. V. Moseley

William Percy Newton

G. Clifford Schrock

Jerry Thomas Williams

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1943-06-19
Location: West Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Location type: private space - agricultural or industrial
Allegation against victim: stealing a cow; shooting police officers

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

Criminal process
Arrest: [ ]
Charge/indictment/information: [ ]
Grand jury: [ ]
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Conviction: [ ]
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FBI case ID:

Bureau 44-864

New Orleans 44-90

DOJ case ID:

144-33-9


Document(s):
census records - closed
death certificates
federal agency records
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