A. G. Hearn

Bryan Police Department — Bryan, TX

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch February 9, 1870

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

William McIver of Leon County, also referred to as Bill McKeever, along with his father, had been drinking to excess, with Bill especially abusive and violent, causing a great commotion on the streets. Police officer A. G. Hearn approached him, and, in a kindly manner, attempted to persuade McIver to keep order. Hereupon, McIver drew a knife and approached Hearn, with the evident intention of cutting him; Hearn, acting on the defensive, struck at McIver with his club, the blow being dodged by the latter, who then plunged his knife into Hearn’s abdomen, inflicting a terrible and mortal wound. Hearn knocked McIver down, planted his knee on his breast, and took from him his knife and pistol, remarking in a tone of almost unparalleled magnanimity, “I could kill you if I wished – but I won’t. I am a dead man.” Officer Hearn lived but a short time after he had been laid down on his bed. His last words were: “Tell the boys I died, discharging my duty, like a man.”

McIver was arrested for the murder of Hearn. He was to have been tried under a writ of habeas corpus on March 23, 1870. He escaped from a military prison in Calvert on or about March 25, 1870. McIver was indicted by a Brazos County Grand Jury on April 15, 1870. There is no evidence at this time that McIver was ever prosecuted for the murder.

Virtually nothing is known about A.G. Hearn who was referred to as A. J. Hearne, “Race” Hearn and Greene Hearne.

Officer Hearn was killed by my 2x great grandfather. After escaping he moved to Taylor County, Tx. He was never tried for his crime. If he had been then I probably would have never been born. RIP Officer Hearn.

Special Agent Scott Moore Department of Defense March 3rd, 2024

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Hearn served with the Bryan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bryan community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Bryan Police Department

Location Bryan, TX

Platform Identity bpd.brazos.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 9, 1870

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon; Knife

Offender escaped from jail

Military Service

A. G. Hearn served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer A. G. Hearn is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Bryan Police Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Bryan Police Department

of 6 officers

83.3% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious