In the small town of Oakwood, Georgia, a community was forever altered by a violent encounter that would ultimately claim the life of its dedicated lawman, White male Robert Lee Puckett, the 40-year-old Chief of Police. The fatal series of events began on the evening of December 26, 1904, when Chief Puckett responded to a report of a group of men causing a drunken disturbance.
Upon confronting the disorderly individuals, the situation quickly escalated. One of the men, in a sudden act of
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