Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Charles Stevens was struck and killed by a vehicle as he crossed U.S. Route 136, about five miles east of Tarkio.
Sheriff Stevens had been involved in the search for an escapee from Iowa. He and a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper had stopped their vehicles on opposite sides of Route 136. Sheriff Stevens was crossing the road to speak with the trooper about the search when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle.
God bless you.
Captain Yukie Soto-Elliott USMC Police October 28th, 2025
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Stevens served with the Atchison County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Rock Port community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Stevens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Sheriff Charles Edward Stevens, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Edward Stevens, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Charles Edward Stevens, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Edward Stevens, Jr. is highlighted in May.