Deputy Constable Levi L. Mason

Photo of Deputy Constable Levi L. Mason
End of Watch: Mon, Mar 21st, 1921
Date of Incident: Mon, Mar 21st, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 40

Survivors

His wife and four children

Incident

Deputy Constable Levi Mason was shot and killed from ambush while accompanying federal prohibition officers raid stills near Brownie's Creek in Bell County.

Two brothers who lived near the ambush site fled the area immediately after the shooting. They were arrested in Perry County six months later and returned to Bell County where they were convicted of Constable Mason's murder. Both brothers were sentenced to life in prison.

Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Agency

Bell County Constable's Office Patch
Pineville, Kentucky 40977

Tributes

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