Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Thomas Stagg and Deputy Sheriff Edward Dawes (of Evanston, Wyoming) were shot and killed while attempting to arrest two horse thieves. The thieves were surrounded in a cabin during the night. The following morning, a gun battle erupted in which Constable Stagg and the civilian posse member were killed.
The two thieves were captured six days later, tried and convicted. The shooter was executed. One of the rifles in the firing squad had been used by the suspect to kill the Constable Stagg and the posse member. The second suspect was sentenced to prison.
Constable Stagg had also served as Echo City Marshal and was survived by his wife and grown children. Officer Stagg is buried in Echo Cemetery, Summit County, Utah.
Survivors
Constable Stagg had also served as Echo City Marshal and was survived by his wife and grown children.
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Constable Stagg served with the Echo Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Echo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Thomas A. Stagg 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 UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 6.7 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. Thomas A. Stagg's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas A. Stagg Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas A. Stagg is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas A. Stagg was killed by gun; unknown type.