Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
End of Watch: Thursday, December 4, 1845
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
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.