ARTHUR L ST CLAIR

Officer Rank: Constable
Memorial Panel: 27-W: 27
Department: Elko County, Nevada, C.O.
End of Watch: February 20, 1920
Cause: SHOT
Age: 33
Years of Service: 4
Description: Constable St. Clair and Deputy George Requa were in pursuit of a group of thieves who had stolen a vehicle. The lawmen spotted a similar vehicle stuck in a ditch. As the lawmen approached, they were ambushed in a hail of gunfire by the bandits. Constable St. Clair was struck in the chest and died instantly. Deputy Requa suffered a fatal head injury and died two weeks later at the hospital.
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