Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, April 7, 1876
Age: 20
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 7, 1876
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Arrested
Deputy Sheriff Abner Womack was shot and killed while collecting taxes about 15 miles of Montgomery.
He encountered a man wanted for stealing horses in an adjacent county and attempted to arrest him. The subject drew a pistol and shot Deputy Womack in the head, killing him. He then mounted Deputy Womack's horse and fled the scene.
The subject was arrested and charged with Deputy Womack's murder and stealing his horse. The outcome of the case is not known.