Collie Hampton

On August 14, 1966, at about 2:00 a.m., Winchester, Kentucky, Police Department (WPD) Sergeant (Sgt.) Robert Claypoole, Patrolman (Ptl.) William Claypoole, Ptl. Ronald Johnson, and Ptl. Gene Hollon, the subjects, followed Collie Hampton, the African-American victim, into his home with their guns drawn, reportedly to arrest him for “breach of the peace.” The subjects claimed that as the victim retreated into his home, he kept his right hand in his pants pocket and threatened to shoot them if they entered his home.