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County Sheriff in Alabama Shot to Death in Line of Duty
ktla ^ | 11/23/2019 | Brian Day

Posted on 11/23/2019 9:24:47 PM PST by BenLurkin

Gov. Kay Ivey tweeted that Lowndes County Sheriff John Williams had been “tragically killed” in the line of duty and that she offered her prayers and sympathy to his family and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department. Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham told news outlets that Williams was shot at a gas station in the community of Hayneville, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of Montgomery. Details remained sketchy as law enforcement agents converged on the community. Video from WSFA-TV showed a heavy law enforcement presence late Saturday outside a QV gas station.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Cpl. Jess Thornton told reporters the State Bureau of Investigation was en route to the scene.

The tall sheriff was known as “Big John.” Ivey paid tribute to him online, writing that in his years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps and “his many years working in law enforcement, he dedicated his life to keeping other people safe.”

During his decadeslong career with the sheriff’s office, Williams notably in 2000 was the arresting officer of Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a 1960s black militant who was known as H. Rap Brown before converting to Islam. Al-Amin was wanted and later convicted in the fatal 2000 shooting of a Fulton County sheriff’s deputy in Atlanta.

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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: alabama; bigjohn; bluelivesmatter; gasstation; hayneville; hrapbrown; jamilabdullahalamin; lowndescounty; marine; rip; semperfidelis; sheriff; usmc; williamchasejohnson
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1 posted on 11/23/2019 9:24:47 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Very sad. I’ve seen him on LivePD.


2 posted on 11/23/2019 9:49:06 PM PST by Ms. AntiFeminazi
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To: BenLurkin

"Big" John Williams (RIP)
3 posted on 11/23/2019 9:59:34 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: BenLurkin

RIP Big John. I hope his murderer assumes room temperature as soon as possible.


4 posted on 11/23/2019 10:15:17 PM PST by ETCM
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To: BenLurkin

RIP.


5 posted on 11/23/2019 10:18:14 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

The respect for or the loss of respect for the police is what happens when the left controls the narrative. A good man killed for doing his job I’d bet by an asshole. I hope his family can find peace and I have a place in a prayer for him and his family. RIP


6 posted on 11/23/2019 10:20:50 PM PST by Equine1952 (Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought))
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To: BenLurkin

Yes, this is very sad, and I surely hope they find and prosecute fully the perp who committed this vile act on a respected lawman.

However, I find it curious why the media did not do their obligatory “teen” description of the perp. In the article it described the suspect as an “18-year-old white man”. So, just more confirmation that “teen”, from now on simply means “black”. Pathetic media scum.


7 posted on 11/23/2019 10:46:28 PM PST by Sir Bangaz Cracka (Sweet Saint Skittles bounced dat ole white Craka head off da sidewalk causin he was real skeered.)
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To: BenLurkin
According to the latest report, the assailant surrenderd just a hour or so ago. 18 years old, 5' 9", 137 pounds. He's gonna have a line of suitors waiting for him when he gets thrown in General Population. Ain't he pretty?


8 posted on 11/23/2019 10:49:45 PM PST by Viking2002 (..........and Epstein didn't kill himself. Yeah, I went there.)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

God bless and keep you Officer Williams. Where the f are “Black Lives Matter’’?


9 posted on 11/23/2019 10:54:52 PM PST by jmacusa ("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

What a man! This is really sad. Hope they find perp quickly.


10 posted on 11/23/2019 11:06:27 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Please, oh pretty please let Crazy Uncle Joe Biden be the nominee.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Glad they found suspect quickly!


11 posted on 11/23/2019 11:07:23 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Please, oh pretty please let Crazy Uncle Joe Biden be the nominee.)
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To: Viking2002

Hoe-Le CRAP on a cracker.


12 posted on 11/23/2019 11:14:32 PM PST by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: Viking2002; All

punkscumbagpos may he burn in H€££ eternally.

Looks like Alabama might want to Open up one of those Express Lanes.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TgQRgT15f9U

Alabama Inmates Currently on Death Row
Last Updated: 11/24/2019
Total Number of Inmates on Death Row: 175
Average Age of Inmates on Death Row: 35

BREAKDOWN OF INMATES ON DEATH ROW
Black males: 86 White males: 82 Other males: 2
Black females: 1 White females: 4 Other females: 0

For details Click on the Link below.

http://www.doc.state.al.us/DeathRow

After the Page loads, The Great State of Alabama setup the pages in the Database really well.
Click on Column headings to sort by that column.


13 posted on 11/24/2019 12:00:27 AM PST by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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To: Viking2002
He sure has a pretty mouth.
 
14 posted on 11/24/2019 1:12:05 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (Everything I Needed to Know About Islam I Learned on 9/11)
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To: Viking2002

You sick ass.

Our Constitution specifically prohibits torture, and you are gleeful


15 posted on 11/24/2019 1:48:23 AM PST by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: BenLurkin

The link to the original BOLO to the public.

5 feet 9 and 137 lbs. a shrimp, and on foot. Somebody dropped him off or left him after the alleged deed?
In predominantly black demographic Lowndes County SW of Montgomery, AL the capital. And, just where is Black Lives Matter? No where- because black police officers do not matter. This was a distinguished officer who caught Black Panther H.Rap Brown.

https://www.facebook.com/LowndesSignal/photos/pb.138023789555289.-2207520000.0./2893349350689372/?type=3&theater


16 posted on 11/24/2019 2:02:56 AM PST by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: BenLurkin

To make it more awful the suspect is thought to be the son of another police officer.


17 posted on 11/24/2019 2:05:28 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: BenLurkin

Suspect has previous arrests ...for posession of brass knuckles and for alcohol.


18 posted on 11/24/2019 2:07:50 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: piasa

He is the son of another LEO and he was driving a stolen vehicle that he abandoned at the QT station.


19 posted on 11/24/2019 2:32:29 AM PST by Viking2002 (..........and Epstein didn't kill himself. Yeah, I went there.)
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To: Chickensoup

Explain yourself. Where, in this thread, did I sanction ‘torture’?


20 posted on 11/24/2019 2:33:45 AM PST by Viking2002 (..........and Epstein didn't kill himself. Yeah, I went there.)
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