User:CrimsonBlue/James Edward Testerman

James Edward Testerman was a deserter that was convicted of murdering Special Agent Hubert J. Treacy, Jr. of the FBI

Criminal History
James Edward Testerman deserted his post at Fort Oglethorpe located in Georgia, after stealing four .45 caliber pistols and approximately one hundred rounds of ammunition. Testerman escaped to a nearby highway after bludgeoning Sergeant Clifton H. Hall, who was head of the quarters. Testerman and his accomplice Charles Joseph Lovett held a taxi driver at gun point ordering them to bring them to a spot near Cleveland, Tennessee where the taxi driver was forced from his taxi. The two then continued to Sweetwater, Tennessee where they boarded a bus to Abingdon, Virginia.

On March 12, 1942 agents from the FBI were dispatched to apprehend Testerman. Special Agent Hubert J. Treacy, Jr., and Charles L. Tignor, two FBI agents spotted Testerman walking into a cafe. The two FBI agents approached Testerman and his partner Lovett. Lovett produced a weapon and shot at the FBI agent. As the two were running from the cafe, Testerman also shot at Special Agent Hubert J. Treacy, Jr. who was killed. Charles L. Tignor was also shot, but survived his wounds.

Convictions
Testerman was found guilty of first degree murder on April 17, 1942. He was sentenced to life in prison, which would be eligible for parole in 1957. Additionally he was convicted of Assault on a Government Reservation, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Government Firearms, and Robbery of Personal Property, U.S. Government on November 19, 1946 in Chattanooga, Tennessee by a federal grand jury. He was sentenced to a twelve year sentence to become effective if parole is granted for the murder charges.