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Sheriff Lansford Stallings | Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

Sheriff

Lansford Stallings

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

End of Watch: Thursday, December 4, 1845

Biographical Info

Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 4, 1845
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Deceased

Sheriff Lansford Stallings was shot and killed by a man he was attempting to arrest.

The subject fled the state and was found dead in a Louisiana river seven months later.

Sheriff Stallings had served with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office for only one year. He was survived by his wife and three children.