Donald Charles Cleveland
1977
Donald Charles Cleveland.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Trooper Donald Cleveland was shot and killed during a traffic stop near Lafayette, Louisiana. He had stopped the vehicle with juveniles inside on Louisiana 94 after it left a nightclub between Lafayette and Breaux Bridge. The 17-year-old driver had just been released from prison for a murder he committed only two years earlier. The juvenile was sentenced to death for Trooper Cleveland's murder and was the last prisoner to be executed by the electric chair in Louisiana. Trooper Cleveland had served with the Louisiana State Police for 1-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Keepsakes
Service Record
Also Served
Louisiana State Police
Trooper
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