Alonzo Castle

Ashland Police Department — Ashland, KY

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch May 9, 1925

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Patrolman Lon Castle was shot and killed as he pursued burglary suspects through a lumber yard at 2:30 a.m. Three men, in their mid-20s, were apprehended and charged with his murder. Patrolman Castle is the brother-in-law of Officer Charles E Ball of the Huntington, West Virginia, Police Department, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on November 10, 1923. Patrolman Castle was a United States Army Spanish War veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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.
Patrolman Castle served with the Ashland Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Ashland 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 Ashland Police Department

Location Ashland, KY

Platform Identity apd.boyd.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 9, 1925

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Charged with murder

Military Service

Alonzo Castle served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Alonzo Castle 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Ashland Police Department, 6 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Ashland Police Department

of 6 officers

100% Felonious

KY — Statewide

755

of 983 officers

76.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious