Roll of Honor
Roy W. Stewart
Incident
Location: Kansas Incident Date: Tuesday, August 9, 1921 Weapon: Handgun Offender: Arrested
Special Officer Roy Stewart succumbed to gunshot wound sustained 4-1/2 years earlier while confronting trespassers in the Sand Creek Rail Yards in Newton, Kansas, on August 9th, 1921.
He was riding a locomotive through the rail yards when he observed the two men. He disembarked the train and began to talk with them, when one of the men pulled out a gun and shot him twice. Both men were arrested by a posse a short time later.
Officer Stewart's condition continued to worsen and he died of the wounds on January 9th, 1926.
Officer Stewart had served with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Stewart gave the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Topeka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Stewart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Officer Roy W. Stewart is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.8 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
At Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, 24 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy W. Stewart's cause is highlighted.
How Roy W. Stewart Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Roy W. Stewart is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Roy W. Stewart was killed by handgun.
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