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Bloodhounds brought from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in West Feliciana Parish failed to pursue Johnson's trail because of heavy rains the previous night. The search was directed by Brigadier-General Louis F. Guerre, the commander of the Louisiana state police. Area sheriffs, including [[U. T. Downs]] of Rapides Parish, Bryant Sholars of Winn Parish, and [[Henderson Jordan]], who had two years earlier participated in the capture of the bank bandits and murderers [[Bonnie and Clyde]] in his own Bienville Parish, headed posses of local citizens in searches of the region. The men found Johnson's truck near the scene of the shooting. Bloodhounds were unable to pick up the trail thereafter. The crime occurred after months of controversy between certain cattlemen and officers over enforcement of the tick eradication law.<ref name=nugent/> When finally captured, Walter Johnson was taken to a jail and presumably executed though the author could not determine the final disposition of these murders.

Bloodhounds brought from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in West Feliciana Parish failed to pursue Johnson's trail because of heavy rains the previous night. The search was directed by Brigadier-General Louis F. Guerre, the commander of the Louisiana state police. Area sheriffs, including [[U. T. Downs]] of Rapides Parish, Bryant Sholars of Winn Parish, and [[Henderson Jordan]], who had two years earlier participated in the capture of the bank bandits and murderers [[Bonnie and Clyde]] in his own Bienville Parish, headed posses of local citizens in searches of the region. The men found Johnson's truck near the scene of the shooting. Bloodhounds were unable to pick up the trail thereafter. The crime occurred after months of controversy between certain cattlemen and officers over enforcement of the tick eradication law.<ref name=nugent/> When finally captured, Walter Johnson was taken to a jail and presumably executed though the author could not determine the final disposition of these murders.

Nugent died of two shots to the head; Brunson, of three shots to the body. A joint funeral was held for the officers at the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Colfax, with the pastor, the Reverend D. L. Goodman officiating. The funeral party then traveled to Bethel Chapel Cemetery where Brunson, who was a deputy throughout Nugent's tenure as sheriff, was buried. Nugent was then interred at the Liberty Chapel Cemetery in the Williana Community in Grant Parish.<ref name=nugent/>​ One of Nugent's pallbearers was Sheriff William Michael "Bill" Payne of [[Natchitoches, Louisana|Natchitoches Parish]].

Nugent died of two shots to the head; Brunson, of three shots to the body. A joint funeral was held for the officers at the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Colfax, with the pastor, the Reverend D. L. Goodman officiating. The funeral party then traveled to Bethel Chapel Cemetery where Brunson, who was a deputy throughout Nugent's tenure as sheriff, was buried. Nugent was then interred at the Liberty Chapel Cemetery in the Williana Community in Grant Parish.<ref name=nugent/>​ One of Nugent's pallbearers was Sheriff William Michael "Bill" Payne of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]], the son of former Sheriff [[John William Payne]].

==Women sheriffs in Louisiana==

==Women sheriffs in Louisiana==