Roll of Honor
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
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Lansford Stallings is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lansford Stallings's cause is highlighted.
How Lansford Stallings Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lansford Stallings is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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