Schuyler County Sheriff's Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Friday, April 28, 1922
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 28, 1922
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Utter, Sheriff Thomas Lashbrook, and Constable Carl Neff were shot and killed while attempting to intervene in a labor dispute. Several of the participants opened fire on the officers, fatally wounding all three.
One suspect was killed and another wounded in return gunfire. Twenty-nine men were arrested and charged with murder.
On July 3rd, 1922, 17 men were convicted of manslaughter and each was sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than one year to life in prison.