Deputy Constable Oscal Lovitt

Deputy Constable Oscal Lovitt

McCreary County Constable's Office, Kentucky

End of Watch Sunday, August 14, 1932

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Oscal Lovitt

Deputy Constable Oscal Lovitt was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a group of men who were disturbing a church meeting.

One of the men produced a handgun and fatally shot him. Other deputies returned fire, killing the suspect.

Deputy Constable Lovitt was survived by his wife and two children.

Bio

  • Age 33
  • Tour Not available
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Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Handgun
  • Offender Shot and killed

arrest attempt

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oscal was shot by a meadors boy.he is buried in old jellico cemetery.oscal is buried in the davis cemetery.i'm related to oscal on the lovitt side of my family.my grand father hiram stanfill was deputized to help that evening.he jerked away from hiram & someone tossed him a gun & he shot oscal.then someone shot him.he died on the way to the hospital.

dwayne stanfill

March 19, 2025

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