Roll of Honor
Incident
In March of 1867 Lamar County Deputy Sheriff Mat Green went to levy an attachment on property belonging to Robert B. Anderson. Anderson armed himself with a six-shooter and shot and killed Deputy Green. Anderson then escaped by crossing the Red River into the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
In 1878 Anderson was located in the mountains of north Arkansas. Attorney Fred W. Minter of Paris, Texas, wrote a letter to the Governor of Texas requesting a reward be offered for the arrest of R. B. Anderson. The Governor offered a $ 400.00 reward for the arrest of Anderson. Lamar County Deputies Hansley and Barnett arrested Anderson and returned him to Lamar County to be tried for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Mat Green.
On March 21, 1916, much of Paris, Texas, along with the Lamar County Courthouse and newspaper office, was destroyed by the "Great Fire." No Lamar County District Clerk records or newspapers remain to reveal the outcome of Anderson's trial.
Sheriff Green was survived by his wife and four children.
Survivors
Sheriff Green was survived by his wife and four children.
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Deputy Sheriff Green served with the Lamar County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Paris community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Mat Green 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%.
At Lamar County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mat Green's cause is highlighted.
How Mat Green Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mat Green is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mat Green was killed by handgun.
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