Lucien C. Adams, Jr.

Miller County Sheriff's Office — Texarkana, AR

Felonious

End of Watch March 26, 1930

Age 29

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Lucien Adams was shot and killed near Homan while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for stealing a stove.

The wanted subject had been a tenant on Deputy Adams' farm and had stolen a stove when he moved out the previous week. Deputy Adams obtained an arrest warrant for larceny and went to Homan to arrest the man. The wanted man's father interfered with the arrest and began to struggle with Deputy Adams. The wanted man came to his father's aid but was knocked down.

A neighbor then came out of his house and fired a shotgun at Deputy Adams, striking him in the head and killing him. A man who had accompanied Deputy Adams returned fire and fatally wounded the subject.

Deputy Adams was survived by his mother, brother, and sister.

Survivors

Deputy Adams was survived by his mother, brother, and sister.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Adams served with the Miller County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Texarkana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Adams.

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

Agency

Department Miller County Sheriff's Office

Location Texarkana, AR

Platform Identity mcso.miller.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 26, 1930

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Lucien C. Adams, Jr. 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 AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 12.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Miller County Sheriff's Office, 9 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 81.8% of this agency's fallen.

Miller County Sheriff's Office

of 11 officers

81.8% Felonious

AR — Statewide

249

of 372 officers

66.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious