Friday, November 16, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: November 16

November 16, 1923 – Beltrami County Deputy Sheriff James Art “Wilson was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had murdered three other people over a property ownership dispute. As Deputy Wilson approached the scene along a roadway the suspect shot him with a rifle. The man was eventually apprehended by a posse and sentenced to life in prison for Deputy Wilson's murder. Deputy Wilson was survived by his wife and son.”
http://www.odmp.org/officer/14315-deputy-sheriff-james-art-wilson

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