Perhaps due to the pending end to the World War, now known as World War I, or perhaps to the remote nature of Harlan, Kentucky, the death of Patrolman Dixon Allen Sasser generated little to no news at the time it occurred.
On October 12, 1918, Chief Will Tucker, Harlan City Police Department, was attempting to arrest a bootlegger, When gunfire broke out, Patrolman Dixon Allen Sasser, who was assisting the chief, was shot and killed. Chief Tucker, and another man, described as a posseman, were both seriously injured. Chief Tucker survived another shooting, an ambush, just a few months later, as well.
His killer, Finley Johnson, was tried twice, on changes of venue to Clay and Bell County. His first trial resulted in a hung jury. In his second trial, in November, 1919, he was acquitted for unexplained reasons.
Patrolman Dixon Allen Sasser was survived by his wife, Annie, and several children. The family had just lost an infant son, Arther, a few months before his father was killed. Patrolman Sasser is buried at the Robinson Creek Cemetery in London, in Laurel County.
On May 15, 2023, Patrolman Dixon Allen Sasser was added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C. On May 25, 2023, he was added to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial in Richmond, Kentucky.
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