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MS SR24
Resolution
AI Summary
- Commemorates Marshall County Sheriff Osborne Bell, who died in the line of duty on May 7, 1986, during a traffic stop
- Honors Bell as Marshall County's first African-American Sheriff and Mississippi's first African-American Coroner in Marshall County before his election as Sheriff in 1979
- Acknowledges markers erected at the shooting site and at the Holly Springs county courthouse in Bell's honor
- Extends sympathy to Bell's surviving family and law enforcement personnel on the 25th anniversary of his death
- Directs the resolution be transmitted to Bell's family, the Marshall County Sheriff, Board of Supervisors, and the Capitol Press Corps
Legislative Description
Commemorate legacy of Marshall County Sheriff Osborne Bell.
Last Action
Adopted
4/4/2011
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