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Sheriff Robert Smith Moore, Sr. | Desha County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
Desha County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

Sheriff

Robert Smith Moore, Sr.

Desha County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

End of Watch: Monday, March 12, 1973

Biographical Info

Age: 61
Tour of Duty: 25 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: March 10, 1973
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Sheriff Robert Moore succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident two days earlier as he returned to Desha County after delivering an inmate to the state mental hospital in Little Rock.

Sheriff Moore was a United States WWII Army veteran and had served in law enforcement for 25 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

He is buried at Walnut Lake Cemetery in Dumas, Desha County, Arkansas.