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Charles F. Stevens
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent Charles Stevens was shot and killed from ambush while returning to San Antonio after raiding a still with other agents in Atascosa County. Agent Stevens and a second agent had two prisoners and were being followed by third agent with another man in vehicle. They stopped when they saw a woman sitting on the running board of a car waiving a flashlight toward the embankment and culvert on the side of the road. She claimed her husband had run off the road, but the agents were suspicious and arrested the female. As the agents got out of their vehicle to investigate, shots rang out. Agent Stevens continued firing after he was struck in the chest by a rifle bullet. After the assailant's ammunition was exhausted, they fled the scene, with several seeking medial attention for gunshot wounds. Seven people were charged with the murder, one of whom died from his wounds shortly thereafter. Another suspect remained at large until October 20, 1949. The following year he was sentenced to 38 years in prison. Agent Stevens began his long and respected law enforcement career at the age of 18, with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office. At the age of 23, Stevens was elected and served three terms as a Bexar County Constable. He was appointed as a deputy sheriff in 1898. In 1908, he ran for Sheriff, but was defeated. He was later appointed as Chief Deputy. In 1910, he was appointed as a Texas Ranger Captain of Company B. In 1912, he was appointed as a Captain in the San Antonio Police Department. In 1921, he served as Supervisor for the U.S. Customs Service until his appointment as a U.S. Prohibition Agent. Agent Stevens' father, Bexar County Sheriff E.A. Stevens, was shot in the line of duty in 1881, and later succumbed to his wounds in 1885. Stevens was survived by his wife, brother, and three sisters. He was buried in the San Jose Cemetery in San Antonio.
Survivors
Stevens was survived by his wife, brother, and three sisters.
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43 years. You could have gone home.
Federal Prohibition Agent Stevens gave the United States Department of the Treasury 43 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Stevens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition has lost 37 officers; 20 of them killed feloniously.
Charles is one of 754 officers killed feloniously in DC, 53.1% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Charles is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Charles is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1929, 3 officers at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition were killed feloniously, the 4th heaviest of 4 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 7.
In 1929, 14 officers in DC were killed feloniously, the 6th heaviest of 159 years on record. The heaviest was 1922, with 20.
In 1929, 205 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 12th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1929, 206 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 14th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Charles was 61. Of the 14 killed feloniously at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition whose age is recorded, half were between 33 and 37.8; the middle age was 34. Charles had served 43 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Charles was 61. Of the 580 killed feloniously in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 36. Charles had served 43 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Charles was 61. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Charles had served 43 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Charles was 61. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Charles had served 43 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
September holds 10% of these deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition; January holds the most, 20%. Wednesdays: 15%.
September holds 7.4% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 11.7%. Wednesdays: 15.4%.
September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.
September holds 8.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Wednesdays: 13.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 54.1% of all 37 deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 20% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 53.1% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 10.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.3% of these deaths.
His people
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition has 37 officers remembered here, Charles among them.
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Charles Bintliff
May 13, 1927
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Charles C. Rouse Jun 12, 1927
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William Thomas Lewis
Jul 15, 1927
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Major A. Hart Jul 16, 1927
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George Nantz, Jr.
Jul 20, 1927
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Hunter Rizer Stotler Jul 26, 1927
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Thomas J. Corridan Nov 14, 1927
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Wesley Allen Fraser
Jan 2, 1928
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Walter Red Tolbert Feb 22, 1928
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Oscar C. Hanson
Mar 28, 1928
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Joseph Allen Purvis
Mar 30, 1928
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James C. Capen
May 10, 1928
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Warren C. Frahm Jun 18, 1928
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Irving Washburn
Jul 13, 1928
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Ludwig P. Johnsen
Jul 28, 1928
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Henry Alfred Hampton, SR
Sep 6, 1928
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John Nicola
Oct 4, 1928
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Francis Joseph Sears
Oct 28, 1928
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Patrick Cleburne Sharp
Dec 5, 1928
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Charles F. Alexander Jan 2, 1929
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Dano M. Jackley
May 14, 1929
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Lawrence A. Mommer Jun 27, 1929
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George A. Droz Jul 12, 1929
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Charles Foster Cooley, Jr. Jul 30, 1929
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Richard J. Sandlands
Aug 2, 1929
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Arthur Alvin Zimmerman Aug 11, 1929
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Charles F. Stevens
Sep 25, 1929
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Carl Louis Rehm Oct 16, 1929
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Otto P. Butler Dec 10, 1929
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Louis McClymonds Davies, Jr. Jan 14, 1930
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Robert Knox Moncure
Jan 18, 1930
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Franklin R. Patterson Jan 18, 1930
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Robert D. Freeman Feb 8, 1930
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Lamar Watson York
Apr 12, 1930
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Albert Lewis Brown
Jun 9, 1930
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Posie Lester Flinchum Jun 17, 1930
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Roy Walter Shafer Jun 30, 1930
Where the Name Is Cut
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