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Night Patrolman

Clarence Poindexter

Pleasant Hill Police Department — Pleasant Hill, MO

Felonious

End of Watch February 20, 1915

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Night Patrolman Clarence Poindexter was shot and killed by two train robbery suspects as he and another officer attempted to arrest them.

One of the suspects was apprehended, but taken from the jail and lynched by a mob of citizens.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Patrolman Poindexter served with the Pleasant Hill Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pleasant Hill community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Patrolman Poindexter.

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

Agency

Department Pleasant Hill Police Department

Location Pleasant Hill, MO

Platform Identity phpd.cass.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 20, 1915

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Lynched by mob

Night Patrolman Clarence Poindexter 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 Pleasant Hill Police 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.

Pleasant Hill Police Department

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarence Poindexter's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Clarence Poindexter Compares

Offender Outcome

Lynched by mob

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence Poindexter is highlighted in Feb.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Clarence Poindexter was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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