Bio & Incident Details
Age: 46
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/26/1900
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Escaped from prison
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Deputy Samuel Jenkins and Sheriff Jesse Tyler were shot and killed during a shootout with the outlaw known as Kid Curry.
Deputy Sheriff Jenkins is buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, Utah.
Kid Curry was suspected of be involved with the murders of five law enforcement officers: Sheriff Josiah Hazen of the Converse County Sheriff's Department, Wyoming; Deputy Samuel Jenkins and Sheriff Jesse Tyler of the Grand County Sheriff's Department, Utah; and Patrolman Robert Saylor and Patrolman William Dinwiddie of the Knoxville Police Department, Tennessee.
Kid Curry was arrested after the murders of Patrolman Saylor and Patrolman Dinwiddie. He was convicted of the murders but escaped from the local jail before being transferred to a federal prison.
Related Line of Duty Deaths
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Sheriff Josiah Hazen |
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Sheriff Jesse Tyler |
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Patrolman William Dinwiddie |
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Patrolman Robert Saylor |
