Product: Damons Law Rutherford County Line
Rating: 5.0
Rutherford County Line/ Damons Law
This is one of the finest movies/documenteries ive ever seen, Not comming from a hollywood studio, and must say that the Earl Owensby Studios in Shelby NC went to great lengths to make the 1988 movie, the Life and times of Sheriff Damen Husky "played by Earl Owensby" and the 1979 killing of 2 Rutherford County Sheriffs Deputies Millard Messersmith and Roy Husky and North Carolina Highway Patrolman Robert L.(Pete) Peterson (G-235) as real and true to life as a movie studio can, no its not a perfect account, "it is a movie". Useing period official police cars, and actual sites as much as possible as well as actual NCHP recorded police radio traffic reporting Pete Peterson being shot down.and the search for him,as swarms of law enforcement officers poured into Rutherford County, from surrounding citys and countys, Including SLED South Carolina Law Enforcement (Known for their highly trained Bloodhounds). The search for Killer James W Hutchins ( executed march 16 1984) Hutchins was appearently a really good shot,,he shot all 3 officers in the head from a distance. It is very compelling video of the incident, And the Sherriffs reaction to it esp considering that first officer killed Roy Husky was Sheriff Damen Husky's Brother and Millard and Pete were friends, But the movie starts as showing Damens demeaner and and stern lightheartedness, he was fearless at times,to only be scared of it later,Set In the very rural Community's of Forest city, Rutherfordton NC,in 1979,,how Damen handled some of the events that he encountered while Sheriff. "shown in a lighthearted way" He was Tough but a fair man, very polite and giving compliments of all that deserved it, a very good movie. we need more Damen Husky's nowdays.