Bastrop Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch Monday, August 21, 1944
Add to My HeroesDavid Madison White, Sr.
Officer David White was beaten to death while escorting a prisoner to the city's jail. The prisoner attacked Officer White, took his service weapon, and then beat him to death with the weapon.
Several days later a posse captured the suspect in Mcgeehe, Arkansas. He was convicted of murder and executed in the electric chair on June 16, 1945.
Officer White had served with the agency for 5 years. He was survived by his wife and four children.
Bio
- Age 50
- Tour 5 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Assault
- Weapon Blunt object
- Offender Executed in 1945
Most Recent Reflection
View all 7 ReflectionsTo my Great Grandfather whom I never met. Thank you sir for your duties to serve and to protect the community of Bastrop, La. Your son, my Papaw, was a great man that carried a strict rule of doing what was right. He exampled that, and it would seem you taught him well.
Todd Andrews
great grandson
December 12, 2020
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