Pleasant Hill Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Saturday, February 20, 1915
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 20, 1915
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Lynched by mob
Night Patrolman Clarence Poindexter was shot and killed by two train robbery suspects as he and another officer attempted to arrest them.
One of the suspects was apprehended, but taken from the jail and lynched by a mob of citizens.