On the early morning of June 26, 1978, Prince George’s County Police Officer Albert Claggett, 26, was shot while on duty at the Hyattsville district station. Claggett and his partner had arrested two occupants of a vehicle linked to a recent theft and taken them to the booking area. While fingerprinting one of the suspects, 15-year-old Terrance Johnson wrested Claggett’s service revolver from his holster and shot him once in the chest. Officer Claggett died at Prince George’s Hospital Center.

The same suspect fired at others in the booking area, wounding Officer James B. Swart in the stomach; reports say Johnson also fired at his own brother but missed. Terrance Johnson was charged in both deaths, convicted of manslaughter for Claggett’s death and sentenced to 25 years. He was paroled in 1995.

Are there readers who remember the Hyattsville station or the investigation in 1978 who can share details about the arrest procedure that night or Officer Claggett’s service history?