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Sheriff

Lansford Stallings

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office — Centre, AL

Felonious

End of Watch December 4, 1845

Age 41

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Sheriff Lansford Stallings was shot and killed by a man he was attempting to arrest.

The subject fled the state and was found dead in a Louisiana river seven months later.

Sheriff Stallings had served with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office for only one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

181 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Stallings gave the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Centre community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

Location Centre, AL

Platform Identity ccso.cherokee.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 4, 1845

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Sheriff Lansford Stallings 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

of 2 officers

50% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lansford Stallings's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Lansford Stallings Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lansford Stallings is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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