Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Florida
End of Watch Saturday, August 17, 1929
Deputy Blount was shot and killed while conducting a raid with several other deputies on a still in the rural community of Bear Head. When they arrived at the scene, they found the still in operation and several suspects fleeing the area. Deputy Blount was chasing one of the suspects on foot when he was ambushed from behind and struck in the back by a blast from 12-gaugeshotgun fired by one of the other suspects. Three brothers were arrested and charged with his murder.
The charges against two were dismissed and the third one was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years. He received a conditional pardon on March 24, 1934, at which time he was released from custody.
Deputy Blount had served with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office for only two weeks. He was survived by his wife and five children.
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