Emilio Mestas served in the U.S. Army for 3 years and 4 months. Emilio served during the years of World War II.
Sergeant Emilio Mestas was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance caused by a large group of teenagers. Several subjects had led officers in a vehicle pursuit and led them to a home on Oak Street where approximately 40 teenagers had been causing a problem all night. As several officers got out of their patrol car, one of the teenagers opened fire, striking Sergeant Mestas in the head. He was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital, where he succumbed to his wound the following morning. The suspect was apprehended, convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years in jail. Sergeant Mestas was a United States Army WWII veteran and had been with the Clayton Police Department for 13 years.
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In tribute
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Mestas gave the Clayton Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clayton community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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