Roll of Honor
Lloyd M. Parton
Incident
Assistant Chief of Police Lloyd Parton was shot and killed as he stepped out of his patrol car to confront a man who was causing a drunken disturbance. The subject had been drinking and lead officers on a pursuit a short time earlier. The pursuit ended when the man crashed in front of the Osage Mill office. The man then fled to his house seven blocks away as the officers arrested one of his passengers. The man returned to the scene a short time later with a .22 caliber rifle and started shooting into the air. Assistant Chief Parton returned to the seen and was shot as he stepped from his patrol car. The man was taken into custody and convicted of Assistant Chief Parton's murder. He was sentenced to life in prison on July 30th, 1948. He was pardoned by Governor Luther H. Hodges on August 7th, 1956. He was killed in an automobile crash in Wake County on October 15th, 1975. Assistant Chief Lloyd was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Bessemer City Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and eight children.
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Tributes
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.
Assistant Chief of Police Parton gave the Bessemer City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Bessemer City community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Lloyd M. Parton served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Assistant Chief of Police Lloyd M. Parton 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Bessemer City 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lloyd M. Parton's cause is highlighted.
How Lloyd M. Parton Compares
Offender Outcome
Pardoned in 1956
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lloyd M. Parton is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lloyd M. Parton was killed by rifle; .22 caliber.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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