Bio & Incident Details
Age: 26
Tour: 1 year, 6 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 7/2/1977
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Executed
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Trooper Cleveland was shot and killed during a traffic stop near Lafayette, Louisiana. The suspect had just been released from prison for a murder he committed while he was a juvenile. The suspect was sentenced to death and was the last prisoner to be executed by the electric chair in Louisiana.
Trooper Cleveland had served with the agency for 1.5 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.
