Eddy County Sheriff's Office, North Dakota
End of Watch: Friday, March 20, 1942
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 2 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 19, 1942
Weapon Used: Rifle; .22 caliber
Suspect Info: Committed suicide in prison
Sheriff Allmaras was shot and killed while attempting to serve a court order on a man in order to retrieve furniture for the man's estranged wife.
As Sheriff Allmaras and the subject's wife exited his car, the suspect opened fire with a .22 caliber rifle, striking Sheriff Allmaras three times. He was taken to a local hospital where he died the following day.
The 51-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. He was convicted of the murder and sentenced to life in prison. On May 22, 1964, he hanged himself from a beam in the prison commissary where he worked.
Sheriff Allmaras had served as sheriff for 14 months. He was survived by his wife and eight children.