Roll of Honor
Henry Isom Chandler
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Henry Isom Chandler lived in the lodging house at the Camp Worth logging camp owned by the Frost-Johnson Lumber Company. The camp was about 25 miles east of Nacogdoches. In the early morning, a man called Deputy Chandler to the door and shot him with a .38 caliber Winchester rifle. The man then fled the scene. Deputy Chandler had been called earlier to settle a quarrel between the suspect and his wife. Texas Rangers were sent to search for the killer. No other information was located as to the name of the suspect or whether he was ever apprehended or prosecuted.
Deputy Chandler was buried in the Swift Cemetery in Nacogdoches County.
Deputy Chandler had served with the San Augustine County Sheriff's Office for seven years. He was married and had at least three children.
Deputy Chandler had served with the San Augustine County Sheriff's Office for seven years. He was married and had at least three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Chandler gave the San Augustine County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Augustine community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Chandler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Henry Isom Chandler 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%.
At San Augustine County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 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. Henry Isom Chandler's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Isom Chandler Compares
Offender Outcome
Unknown
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Isom Chandler is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Isom Chandler was killed by rifle; .38 caliber.
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