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Deputy Sheriff Robert F. Hagood | Hunt County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Hunt County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff

Robert F. Hagood

Hunt County Sheriff's Office, Texas

End of Watch: Wednesday, October 14, 1874

Biographical Info

Age: 27
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 14, 1874
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Lynched

Deputy Sheriff Robert Hagood while attempting to arrest a horse thief he had followed to Marion County and Cass County in East Texas.

The suspect was apprehended and lynched the following day. On December 2nd, 1875, the Hunt County Commissioners Court ordered the payment of a $500 reward to three men who had arrested and delivered the man to the county sheriff.