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| Deputy Sheriff Thomas Shain - EOW July 2, 1860 |
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Deputy Shain was shot and killed while investigating a recent rash of robberies. He had interviewed a farm owner and was searching the nearby area when he located a man feeding several horses. As he talked to the man he recognized a brand on one of the horses and attempted to place the man under arrest. The suspect produced a revolver and fatally shot Deputy Shain.
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| Deputy Sheriff William C. Hall - EOW April 24, 1869 |
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Deputy Hall was shot and killed as he and several other posse members attempted to arrest three men on a murder warrant. As the deputies approached the scene the suspects opened fire on them from a hiding place in the bushes. Two of the suspects were shot and killed in the return gunfire and the third suspect escaped.
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| Deputy Sheriff Leon Thompson - EOW August 19, 1961 |
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Biographical Info
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: August 19, 1961
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Thompson was killed in an automobile accident while he and his partner pursued a traffic violator.
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| Chief Deputy Sheriff George Brakefield - EOW Jan. 11, 1982 |
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Biographical Info
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: January 11, 1982
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief Deputy Brakefield was killed in an automobile accident on FM 2514.
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| Sheriff Joseph Steenbergen - EOW Feb. 5, 1985 |
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Biographical Info
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: July 1, 1984
Sheriff Steenbergen succumbed to injuries sustained 7 months earlier when his patrol car was struck by another car that failed to yield right of way at FM 2514 and FM 2551.
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| Deputy Sheriff Richard "Dickie" Fields - EOW 2/10/13 |
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Biographical Info
Age: 58
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Residential Fire
Date of Incident: February 10, 2013
Deputy Fields and his wife perished in their home in the early morning hours of Feb. 10th, 2013.
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