Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Emery Mabry was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop. Deputy Mabry had asked the owner of a drive-in off U.S. 58 in Laurel Fork to lookout for two men, wanted for burglary in Wythe County, who were traveling in separate vehicles. The restaurant owner called and said the men had bought some food and were eating in the parking lot. Deputy Mabry arrived and watched the men until they left. He got in his car and followed the men on U.S. 58. One eluded him, but he pulled over a man from Martinsville about two miles up the road from the restaurant. A passerby said he saw a man get out of his car and walk up to Deputy Mabry's car while the deputy was still inside. The witness turned around and went back to see if Deputy Mabry was okay, but he had been shot twice in the head at close range and was slumped behind the steering wheel. The suspect was later arrested during a traffic stop near Martinsville. He was found guilty of second-degree murder after a trial in August 1974 and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Deputy Mabry had served with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for 1-1/2 years. He was survived by his wife and two children. He is buried at Maple Shade Cemetery in Carroll County, Virginia.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Mabry gave the Carroll County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Hillsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Mabry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Emery Grant Mabry 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 VA, 395 of 654 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 Carroll County Sheriff's Dept., 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Emery Grant Mabry's cause is highlighted.
How Emery Grant Mabry Compares
Offender Outcome
Convicted of second-degree murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Emery Grant Mabry is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Emery Grant Mabry was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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