Arthur Frances Schnaubert, Jr.

Upton County Sheriff's Dept. — Rankin, TX

Accident

End of Watch January 31, 1964

Age 61

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy sheriffs Arthur F. Schnaubert, Jr. and Malcolm Reimers were involved in a rollover accident around 12:30 a.m. about 4.3 miles northeast of McCamey on King Mountain Road. The deputies had been on a roadblock after an armed robbery in Odessa, and the deputies began in pursuit of a vehicle they believed to be the robbers. The wrecked vehicle was discovered at about 6:30 a.m. Deputy Sheriff Schnaubert was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other deputy was taken to the hospital in serious condition. The deputy told investigators they were chasing a vehicle when their patrol car went off the road and sideswiped several guard posts, went into a pasture, and overturned three times. Deputy Sheriff Schnaubert was survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, two brothers, four sisters, and four grandchildren. His father, Arthur F. Schnaubert, Sr., was the first sheriff of Upton County in 1910 and served until 1914. He was buried in the McCamey Cemetery.

Survivors

Deputy Sheriff Schnaubert was survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, two brothers, four sisters, and four grandchildren.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Schnaubert served with the Upton County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Rankin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Schnaubert.

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

Agency

Department Upton County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Rankin, TX

Platform Identity ucso.upton.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 31, 1964

Age 61

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff Arthur Frances Schnaubert, 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Upton County Sheriff's Dept., 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Upton County Sheriff's Dept.

of 5 officers

60% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident