Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Texas
End of Watch Sunday, April 1, 1923
Add to My HeroesHorace Lorenzo "Hod" Roberson
Field Inspector Horace Roberson and Field Inspector Dave Allison were shot and killed by two suspects that they were scheduled to testify against the following morning.
The inspectors were sitting in the lobby of a hotel in Seminole, Texas when the two suspected cattle thieves entered and immediately opened fire with a pistol and a shotgun. Inspector Allison was fatally wounded by a pistol shot and Inspector Roberson was fatally wounded by a shotgun blast.
Inspector Roberson's wife came downstairs and returned fire using her husband's backup pistol, wounding both suspects. The two men fled but were later apprehended. One of the suspects was sentenced to 55 years and the other was sentenced to 51 years.
Both men escaped from prison. One of them later committed suicide but the other was recaptured and eventually pardoned by the Texas governor.
Field Inspectors for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association are commissioned as Special Texas Rangers and posses full law enforcement authority.
Inspector Roberson was a U.S. Army veteran.
Bio
- Age 48
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender 1 committed suicide; 1 pardoned
Most Recent Reflection
View all 12 ReflectionsThank you for your service to our country as a US Army veteran. Thank you for serving as a Field Inspector for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. and serving as a lawman. May you rest in peace brother.
God bless you for work.
Mike Barr-(Retired TSCRA Special Ranger)
Retired-Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn.
September 28, 2023
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