Newton Stewart

El Paso Police Dept. — El Paso, TX

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch February 17, 1900

Age 25

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 33

Incident

Patrolman Newton Stewart as shot and killed by a group of soldiers who were attempting to break two fellow soldiers out of jail.

The two soldiers had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly. An on-duty jailer shot and killed one of the soldiers. Three others were convicted in a court martial after being identified.

Patrolman Stewart was a U.S. Army veteran of the Spanish American War.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Stewart served with the El Paso Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the El Paso community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department El Paso Police Dept.

Location El Paso, TX

Platform Identity eppd.elpaso.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 17, 1900

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender One shot and killed

Military Service

Newton Stewart served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Newton Stewart 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At El Paso Police Dept., 23 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.

El Paso Police Dept.

of 34 officers

67.6% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious