Nacogdoches County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas
End of Watch Wednesday, January 23, 1991
Add to My HeroesDarrell Edward Lunsford, Sr.
Constable Darrell Lunsford was shot and killed while on a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 59 near Garrison.
During the stop, Constable Lunsford found marijuana in the trunk of the suspect's vehicle. The three suspects then jumped Constable Lunsford and shot and killed him with his own service weapon. The entire incident was videotaped by the video camera in Constable Lunsford's patrol car. Because of the videotape, the three suspects were arrested, tried, and convicted of his murder.
Constable Lunsford had served with the Nacogdoches County Constable's Office - Precinct 3 for eight years. He is survived by his wife and two children.
In May 2019, US 59 was renamed Constable Darrell Lunsford Memorial Highway, and the signs were placed that following November.
Bio
- Age 47
- Tour 8 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Officer's handgun
- Offender Convicted of murder
Most Recent Reflection
View all 104 ReflectionsYou are not forgotten. I live in Nacogdoches near Garrison, TX. Thinking of what happened as I travel that road, I wonder about his wife and children all these years later. You are not just a name or a tragic event; you were a man with a family, trying to make this world a safer place for all of us. With love and prayers
Donna Cornwall
daughter of Houston Police Officer, HC Sutton
May 17, 2023
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