Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Clift, who also served as a United States Marshal, was shot and killed while escorting a prisoner back to Chetopa. As the suspect attempted to flee to Missouri he was stopped by Marshal Clift. The man said he would return to Chetopa but instead pulled a revolver and shot Marshal Clift. The suspect was captured and as he was being brought back for trial a mob of angry citizens took him off of a train and lynched him from a bridge. City Marshal Clift was survived by his wife and four children. He was a Union Civil War Veteran.
Survivors
City Marshal Clift was survived by his wife and four children.
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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.
City Marshal Clift served with the Chetopa Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chetopa community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert H. Clift served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
City Marshal Robert H. Clift 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 70.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Chetopa Police Department, 2 of 2 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. Robert H. Clift's cause is highlighted.
How Robert H. Clift Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert H. Clift is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert H. Clift was killed by handgun.
Military Service
Robert H. Clift served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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