Bastrop Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Monday, August 21, 1944
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: August 21, 1944
Weapon Used: Blunt object
Suspect Info: Executed in 1945
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.