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Corporal

David Leroy Dexter

United States Army Military Police Corps — Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch February 4, 1951

Age 24

The Vigil Panel 87 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 64

Incident

Location: Colorado Weapon: Automobile; Alcohol involved Offender: Acquitted

Corporal David Dexter was struck and killed by a drunk driver while manning a roadblock on State Highway 5 between Camp Carson and Colorado Springs.

The roadblock had been setup while authorities were searching for a stolen car. A drunk driver, unrelated to the stolen car, swerved around a bus that had been stopped at the roadblock and struck Corporal Dexter, throwing him 75 feet. The drunk driver was arrested and held in connection with Corporal Dexter's death. A coroner's jury exonerated the 34-year-old driver.

The stolen car they were searching for entered the roadblock several minutes later and the driver was arrested.

Corporal Dexter was survived by his wife, mother, and several siblings.

Survivors

Corporal Dexter was survived by his wife, mother, and several siblings.

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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.
Corporal Dexter served with the United States Army Military Police Corps.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Army Military Police Corps

Location Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Platform Identity usampcmp.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 4, 1951

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Acquitted

Military Service

David Leroy Dexter served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Corporal David Leroy Dexter 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At United States Army Military Police Corps, 26 of 65 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

United States Army Military Police Corps

of 65 officers

40% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious