JAMES MASTIN

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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 32-W: 25
Department: Erath County, Texas, S.O.
End of Watch: June 25, 1877
Cause: SHOT
Age:
Years of Service: 1
Description: Sheriff Mastin was shot in the head as he attempted to arrest a horse thief. The suspect fled the scene. A team of Texas Rangers apprehended the suspect three months later in Coleman County. The suspect refused to surrender and was killed in the ensuing shootout.
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