{"id":1241,"date":"2021-07-30T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T00:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2022-05-13T17:32:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T21:32:23","slug":"the-hillsville-courthouse-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1241","title":{"rendered":"The Hillsville Courthouse Shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Floyd-Allen-after-capture-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Floyd-Allen-after-capture-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Floyd-Allen-after-capture.jpg 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1912 a Carroll County, Virginia, man was sentenced to serve a one year sentence in the state penitentiary. 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