Deputy Sheriff Charles B. Lacey, aged approximately 35 years, was fatally shot on February 18, 1981, in Austin, Texas. He was a dedicated officer with the Travis County Sheriff's Office, having previously served with the Austin Police Department. Deputy Lacey was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War.
On the day of his death, Deputy Lacey responded to a call about a man assaulting a woman in a car. The suspect, who had already murdered two other people earlier that day, attempted
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