Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, Missouri
End of Watch Sunday, May 4, 1919
Add to My HeroesJohn J. McDonald
Deputy Sheriff John McDonald, Sheriff Joe Talbott, and Deputy Constable James Stapleton were shot and killed while transporting three auto theft suspects they had arrested to jail.
One suspect was later arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life on July 4, 1920. He was granted a new trial and acquitted on September 14, 1922.
Deputy McDonald was survived by his parents, three brothers, and five sisters.
Bio
- Age 31
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Sunday, January 5, 1919
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Acquitted
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