Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Joe Hall succumbed to a gunshot wound while attempting to arrest a man who was firing his pistol.
Constable Hall heard a disturbance nearby and he immediately got on his horse and started down the road in the direction of the yelling. When he arrived, he attempted to arrest the subject who was brandishing a weapon. The man turned and shot Constable Hall several times. He died from his injuries the next day.
The subject was indicted for the murder, convicted, and sentenced to three years in prison. He appealed, and the case was reversed and remanded. At a second trial, Montgomery was convicted of manslaughter, and his punishment was assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary. The conviction was upheld on the second appeal.
Constable Hall was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
He is buried in the Bedias Methodist Cemetery in Bedias, Grimes County, Texas.
Survivors
Constable Hall was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Hall gave the Grimes County Constable's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Iola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Joseph A. Hall 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph A. Hall's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph A. Hall Compares
Offender Outcome
Convicted of manslaughter
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph A. Hall is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph A. Hall was killed by handgun.