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Feud Ends In Gunfight Kills Three Officers
In Sneedville Tennessee a dramatic gun battle left three Hancock County deputies dead and Sheriff Verlim Maxey wounded. Matt Oaks George Myers and three of Myers sons plus James Allen Horton face murder charges as investigators piece together events surrounding the clash near Oaks home.
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Sneedville
Tenn
Hancock County
Alex Mortis
A. J. Tyler
C. B. Oaks
Verlim Maxey
Knoxville
Here
Oaks
Maxey
Elwood Hurd
Hurd
Matt Oaks
Sherif
Morris
Tyler
Hubert Seals
Oakes
John McNeil
Rel
McNeil
John Jr
Tor Knonville
TBI
J. H. Bauer
George Myers