Stacy J. McNeal

Received praise from the Lamar County sheriff for months of work as a Texas Ranger on a murder case. The work led to a suspect's arrest in September 2023.

September 20, 2023

Source: easttexasradio.com

Investigated the 2018 shooting of a man mowing a church lawn in Lamar County, as a Texas Ranger. He testified at the trial. A state appeals court upheld the shooter's conviction for aggravated assault and 14-year sentence.

January 6, 2021

Source: search.txcourts.gov

Won a federal appeals ruling in a lawsuit over his work as a Texas Ranger. Two men charged in the 2008 dragging death of Brandon McClelland sued him after their charges were dropped. The court upheld a ruling that he was shielded from their false-arrest claims (qualified immunity).

May 29, 2013

Source: ca5.uscourts.gov

Studied blood stains at the scene of a fatal beating in Red River County, as a Texas Ranger. He testified that the injuries did not fit a fall. A state appeals court upheld the son's murder conviction and 60-year sentence.

July 14, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: search.txcourts.gov

Led the investigation of a 2021 double murder in Lamar County as a Texas Ranger. A state appeals court upheld the capital murder conviction and life sentence. The court ruled that his recorded interview of the suspect was properly used at trial.

July 12, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: search.txcourts.gov