Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Algie R. Puckett and two other men went to the Lawson farm south of Annona with a warrant to arrest Fox Belcher. The warrant was for stealing a pair of pants. Belcher managed to grab Deputy Puckett's pistol from its holster and then disarm the other men. Puckett attempted to rush Belcher and retrieve his pistol. Belcher fired four or five times killing Deputy Puckett almost instantly. Belcher escaped from the scene of the shooting. The next day Belcher was shot and killed by a Titus County Constable and his son who were attempting to arrest him. Puckett was one of fifteen children raised in the community of English in Red River County. He is buried in the Garland Cemetery, Red River County, Texas.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Puckett served with the Red River County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Clarksville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Puckett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Algie R. Puckett 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 TX, 1,460 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.4 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
At Red River County Sheriff's Department, 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. Algie R. Puckett's cause is highlighted.
How Algie R. Puckett Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Algie R. Puckett is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Algie R. Puckett was killed by officer's handgun.
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