Deputy Sheriff Absolom "App" Perry, Rowan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Absolom "App" Perry

Rowan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

End of Watch Friday, January 18, 1924

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Absolom "App" Perry

Deputy Sheriff App Perry was shot and killed from ambush as he and another deputy searched for stills in the area of Dry Creek.

They observed a man run from a house into the hills and followed up. As they continued to search for him a shot was fired from the mountainside and Deputy Perry was struck in the neck. The other deputy exchanged shots with the man who was able to flee the area.

Deputy Perry was survived by his wife and daughter.

Bio

Age 63
Tour Not available
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle
Offender Not available

alcohol violation, ambush

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There's a paperback book by Joe Clark, a Rowan County native, named Moonshine & Murder. It's a deep dive into the murder of App Perry. Probably available in local bookstores...not listed online as I can figure. A really interesting read if you can find it - published 2023.

Shayna Hite
Appalachian Historian

September 9, 2024