Osceola Police Department, Arkansas
End of Watch: Saturday, October 1, 1910
Age: 60
Tour of Duty: 30 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 1, 1910
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Never apprehended
City Marshal James Lawrence was shot and killed by a subject he had just arrested for disorderly conduct and gambling.
The man produced a handgun and shot Marshal Lawrence as he was being walked to the jail. The man also shot the Mississippi County sheriff during the incident.
The subject fled and was never apprehended.
Marshal Lawrence had served with the Osceola Police Department for 30 years. He was survived by his wife and four children.