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Incident
Constable Lee Stegall, who had been appointed the constable for the Flomot precinct just two weeks earlier, was driving home when he was assassinated by four men. The constable’s car was found sitting "quartering" across the road. The lights of the car were still on, and Stegall was described as sitting under the wheel of the car with one foot on the clutch and the other on the brake, his body kind of slumped, his hat lying just behind the car. His pistol was sticking back between his legs, the barrel protruding and warm. The evidence indicated a shootout between the constable and the assailants. Constable Stegall had been shot through the head.
The county immediately appointed a new constable who arrested Calvin Barnes, W. F. Allen, Harmon Mosely, Adolphus Mosely and Paul Allen.
Constable Stegall had arrested Harmon Mosely a week before he was killed and refused to take the kind of bond W. F. Allen offered for Mosely, who was his son-in-law. Allen got angry and told the constable he would kill him. Stegall filed a complaint against Allen.
It is unknown at this time as to the disposition of the charges against Barnes, Allen and the Mosely brothers. Paul Allen was convicted of murder and sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Constable Stegall was survived by his wife and six children. He is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Flomot, Motley County. His brother, P. G. Stegall, was the elected sheriff of Floyd County.
Survivors
Constable Stegall was survived by his wife and six children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Stegall served with the Motley County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Matador community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Stegall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable Lee Stegall 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 TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lee Stegall's cause is highlighted.
How Lee Stegall Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lee Stegall is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lee Stegall was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.
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