Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy McConnell succumbed to gunshot wounds received the previous day while attempting to arrest two bootleggers. Both suspects escaped. In 1931 police discovered that one of the suspects had died in a Los Angeles, California, hospital of a stroke a few days before the discovery. The other suspect was captured in Albany, Missouri, June 25, 1941. He convinced the jury that his dead accomplice killed Deputy McConnell and was acquitted.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McConnell served with the Decatur County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Leon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McConnell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Clint McConnell 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 97,756 officers honored here.
In IA, 129 of 226 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this state's fallen. That is 57.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clint McConnell's cause is highlighted.
How Clint McConnell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Clint McConnell is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Clint McConnell was killed by gun.
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