Patrolman Pete M. Woods

Pete M. Woods

Patrolman Pete Woods was shot and killed by an escaped convict that was a passenger in a vehicle that area police were searching for following a robbery in Mount Pleasant.

He located and stopped the vehicle approximately one block from the county courthouse. The suspect was able to disarm Patrolman Woods who struggled with the armed suspect as the suspect attempted to disarm the other officer. Patrolman Woods was shot by the suspect during the struggle. The backup officer was shot in the chest while returning fire but survived.

The man was arrested hours later by officers in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was subsequently convicted of the offenses and received a life sentence in prison.

Patrolman Woods had served with the Carthage Police Department for six years.