lawman
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When a lawman confirms to Cal the rumor that Cathy, known by then as the nearby town’s madam, Kate, shot his father, Cal muses, “He must have done something to hurt her.”
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
He played a lawman in the television series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” which ran from the early 1990s until 2001.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
“Sheriff Pusser inspired thousands to enter into law enforcement,” Sweat told me, gesturing to a Pusser admirer turned lawman who had just visited his shop to talk Pusser.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
The former lawman agreed to prosecutor-recommended sentences ranging from five to 30 years, although the judge isn’t bound by that agreement.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
White suspected that Hale would never admit his sins, certainly not to a lawman and perhaps not even to the God whom he so often invoked.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
For nearly a decade, four small-town Louisiana lawmen and a Subway shop owner manufactured phony crime reports to help foreign nationals stay in the U.S., federal prosecutors say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
And in this scene, the lawmen converge to arrest one person they believe they can get information from, Ernest Burkhart, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
The federal investigation into Suffolk County’s top lawmen spanned years during the Gilgo Beach case, a period during which both Burke and Spota had spurned help from the FBI.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
The officer proposed a vote to abort the mission, and the young, inexperienced lawmen agreed to abandon the plane.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2022
Freas denied the allegations, and while the case awaited trial, these two powerful lawmen were pitted against each other.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
