Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Red Sizemore was shot and killed while arresting an intoxicated man for disorderly conduct and threatening a woman. At 7:00 p.m., Sheriff Sizemore responded to a domestic call off of Lake Fox Road, east of Chancellor near Highway 27. As he placed the subject under arrest, a struggle ensued, and the subject grabbed his gun. Sheriff Sizemore returned to his patrol vehicle, where the subject shot him three times. The suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He died of cancer on Alabama's death row in 2001. Sheriff Sizemore had served in law enforcement for 28 years and as Sheriff of the Geneva County Sheriff's Department for six years. His wife served out the rest of his term.
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28 years. You could have gone home.
Sheriff Sizemore gave the Geneva County Sheriff's Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Geneva community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Sizemore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Lelon D. "Red" Sizemore 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Geneva County Sheriff's 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. Lelon D. "Red" Sizemore's cause is highlighted.
How Lelon D. "Red" Sizemore Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to death
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lelon D. "Red" Sizemore is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lelon D. "Red" Sizemore was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.
Incident Location
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