Emilio was a World War II Veteran; Tec 5 U.S. Army.
He was a Clayton Police Officer. He passed away from a gunshot wound.
He married Maxine Martinez, formerly of Roswell, NM; on May 1, 1947, Union Co., NM. They later divorced.
He is survived by 4 sons: Louis, Marines; Charles, Clayton, NM; Arthur and David, Roswell, NM; 5 daughters: Angelina Davis, Loretta Mestas, Tommy Mestas, Michall and Eilena, Roswell, NM; and by 3 sisters: Mercedes Perez; Alice Sandoval, Denver, CO and Helen Gonzales, UT.
Sergeant Mestas was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance caused by a large group of teenagers. Several suspects had led officers in a vehicle pursuit and led them to a home where approximately 40 teenagers had been causing a problem all night. As several officers got out of their patrol car one of the teenagers opened fire, striking Sergeant Mestas in the head. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound the following morning. The suspect was apprehended, convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years in jail.
Sergeant Mestas had been with the agency for 13 years and was survived by his wife and nine children.
Contributor: Shelia Ivy Eyers
He was a Clayton Police Officer. He passed away from a gunshot wound.
He married Maxine Martinez, formerly of Roswell, NM; on May 1, 1947, Union Co., NM. They later divorced.
He is survived by 4 sons: Louis, Marines; Charles, Clayton, NM; Arthur and David, Roswell, NM; 5 daughters: Angelina Davis, Loretta Mestas, Tommy Mestas, Michall and Eilena, Roswell, NM; and by 3 sisters: Mercedes Perez; Alice Sandoval, Denver, CO and Helen Gonzales, UT.
Sergeant Mestas was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance caused by a large group of teenagers. Several suspects had led officers in a vehicle pursuit and led them to a home where approximately 40 teenagers had been causing a problem all night. As several officers got out of their patrol car one of the teenagers opened fire, striking Sergeant Mestas in the head. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound the following morning. The suspect was apprehended, convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years in jail.
Sergeant Mestas had been with the agency for 13 years and was survived by his wife and nine children.
Contributor: Shelia Ivy Eyers
Emilio was a World War II Veteran; Tec 5 U.S. Army.
He was a Clayton Police Officer. He passed away from a gunshot wound.
He married Maxine Martinez, formerly of Roswell, NM; on May 1, 1947, Union Co., NM. They later divorced.
He is survived by 4 sons: Louis, Marines; Charles, Clayton, NM; Arthur and David, Roswell, NM; 5 daughters: Angelina Davis, Loretta Mestas, Tommy Mestas, Michall and Eilena, Roswell, NM; and by 3 sisters: Mercedes Perez; Alice Sandoval, Denver, CO and Helen Gonzales, UT.
Sergeant Mestas was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance caused by a large group of teenagers. Several suspects had led officers in a vehicle pursuit and led them to a home where approximately 40 teenagers had been causing a problem all night. As several officers got out of their patrol car one of the teenagers opened fire, striking Sergeant Mestas in the head. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound the following morning. The suspect was apprehended, convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years in jail.
Sergeant Mestas had been with the agency for 13 years and was survived by his wife and nine children.
Contributor: Shelia Ivy Eyers
He was a Clayton Police Officer. He passed away from a gunshot wound.
He married Maxine Martinez, formerly of Roswell, NM; on May 1, 1947, Union Co., NM. They later divorced.
He is survived by 4 sons: Louis, Marines; Charles, Clayton, NM; Arthur and David, Roswell, NM; 5 daughters: Angelina Davis, Loretta Mestas, Tommy Mestas, Michall and Eilena, Roswell, NM; and by 3 sisters: Mercedes Perez; Alice Sandoval, Denver, CO and Helen Gonzales, UT.
Sergeant Mestas was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance caused by a large group of teenagers. Several suspects had led officers in a vehicle pursuit and led them to a home where approximately 40 teenagers had been causing a problem all night. As several officers got out of their patrol car one of the teenagers opened fire, striking Sergeant Mestas in the head. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound the following morning. The suspect was apprehended, convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years in jail.
Sergeant Mestas had been with the agency for 13 years and was survived by his wife and nine children.
Contributor: Shelia Ivy Eyers
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