Type of Officer: Corrections OfficerJurisdiction: US PenitentiaryCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 11/14/1922Added to Memorial: 2006Circumstances of Death: GunshotCorrections Officer John W. Johnson was fatally stabbed by an inmate while working on the third tier of “B”...
Type of Officer: Corrections OfficerJurisdiction: LeavenworthCounty:LeavenworthDeath Date: 7/31/1973Added to Memorial: 2006Circumstances of Death: GunshotCorrections Officer Wayne L. Selle was stabbed to death during an inmate disturbance that started in “A”...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Leavenworth CountyCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 8/28/1960Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: AccidentA speeding vehicle that Deputy Sheriff Parmer was chasing collided with a motorcycle and struck a power pole....
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: LeavenworthCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 3/19/1957Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer Coldren and Officer Charles Pierce, in separate cars, responded to bring in a suspect on a trespassing charge....
Type of Officer: Corrections OfficerJurisdiction: LansingCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 6/20/1954Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotCorrections Office Kenaga responded to a situation in which inmates at the state penitentiary, armed with guns and...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Leavenworth CountyCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 8/26/1944Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn January 22, 1944, Arthur Lathrop, just paroled from the state penitentiary in Lansing, stole a car in...
