Deputy Joseph Arnold Le Jeune

Deputy Joseph Arnold Le Jeune

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana

End of Watch Thursday, December 31, 1925

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Joseph Arnold Le Jeune

Deputy Joseph Le Jeune was shot and mortally wounded in Dixie by an insane man he was attempting to arrest for an attempted kidnapping. He died five days later. The suspect was arrested and committed in the state insane asylum.

Deputy Le Jeune was survived by his wife and seven children.

Bio

  • Age 41
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Incident Date Saturday, December 26, 1925
  • Weapon Gun; Unknown type
  • Offender Committed

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