Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, April 1, 1927
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 1, 1927
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kenyon and Deputy Sheriff Almer Terry were shot and killed by members of the Cotton Top Walker Gang, who had just robbed a bank.
The deputies had received a tip that the gang would be robbing the bank and went to stop them. They were shot and killed when they arrived at the bank.
Both deputies were commissioned on January 3rd, 1927, and had served with the agency for three months. Deputy Kenyon was survived by his wife and seven children. He was buried in Kaw City, Kay County, Oklahoma.