Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Marshal Thomas Nalley succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained eight days earlier when he was beaten and shot in the back of the head in Scofield. Deputy Nalley and six more deputies went to a home at the request of neighbors complaining about the noise from a party being held there. Once inside the home the home owner and his bartender attacked Deputy Nalley as other men fought with the other deputies.. The bartender produced a pistol and shot Deputy Nalley. At the same time someone cut off the lights. Several wild shots were fired; the home owner was killed and others suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds.
The bartender was arrested and charged with Deputy Nalley's murder. No trial records about the murder exist.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Marshal Nalley served with the Scofield Marshal's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Scofield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Marshal Nalley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Marshal Thomas Nalley 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 UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 60.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Nalley's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Nalley Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Nalley is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Nalley was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.
Incident Location
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