Mangum Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch Saturday, June 8, 1946
Add to My HeroesSteve Cleburn Gable
Police Officer Steve Gable was stabbed to death while attempting to arrest a man for public drunkeness. The man slit Officer Gable's throat and then started kicking him as he lay on the ground. The man, 35, turned himself in the next day and was charged with Officer Gable's murder.
The suspect, father of five, was convicted of second degree manslaughter and sentenced to four years.
Officer Gable, a former reformatory guard, was survived by his wife and eight children.
Bio
- Age 46
- Tour 2 weeks
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Weapon Edged weapon; Knife
- Offender Sentenced to 4 years
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