End of Watch March 25, 1926
Age 58
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Gender Male

Incident

Guard Early A. Lott was in charge of a squad of convicts at the Ramsey State Farm near Angleton in Brazoria County.

A prisoner, having been in prison for just two months of a two-year sentence, overpowered Guard Lott and seized his pistol. He shot Lott, who died instantly. The prisoner took the guard’s horse and fled.

The prisoner was soon captured and confessed to the crime. He was sentenced to death for the murder of Guard E. A. Lott. He appealed, and the case was reversed and remanded, resulting in a 99-year sentence. He was released in 1963.

Guard Lott was survived by his wife, a daughter, two sons, his mother, and two brothers.

Survivors

Guard Lott was survived by his wife, a daughter, two sons, his mother, and two brothers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Lott served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Lott.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Huntsville, Walker County, TX
Platform Identity tdcjcidcorr.walker.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 25, 1926
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Early is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1926, 209 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Early was 58. 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.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division has at least 120 officers remembered here, Early among them.

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Where

Guard Early A. Lott

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division · End of Watch March 25, 1926

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-W

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