Johnston County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch: Monday, September 11, 1995
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 160
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 11, 1995
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death
Deputy Clendon West was shot and killed after he and another deputy went to a mobile home park to verify the address of a man wanted on several warrants.
Another deputy was also shot and wounded. The suspect, 31, was apprehended two days later at a city rail station in New York City.
The suspect was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on June 20, 1996. As of June 9, 2023, he was of death row.
Deputy West is survived by his wife and two sons.
In October 2015, Market Street's Neuse River Bridge in Smithfield was renamed Deputy Sheriff Clendon Paul West, Jr. Memorial Bridge and the signs were all posted in June 2016.