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City Marshal Samuel Tucker McCallum | Lake Village Police Department, Arkansas
Lake Village Police Department, Arkansas

City Marshal

Samuel Tucker McCallum

Lake Village Police Department, Arkansas

End of Watch: Thursday, October 11, 1928

Biographical Info

Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 1 month, 1 week
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 11, 1928
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Pardoned in 1938

Marshal McCallum was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance at a local coffee shop. When he arrived the drunken suspect opened fire on him. The man was sentenced to life but pardoned by the governor in 1938.

Marshal McCallum had been with the agency for six weeks and was survived by his wife and six children.