Virginia State Convict Road Force, Virginia
End of Watch: Thursday, September 22, 1932
Age: 21
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: September 15, 1932
Weapon Used: Blunt object; Iron pipe
Suspect Info: Executed in 1936
Guard Charles Leonard succumbed to head injuries sustained one week earlier when he was assaulted during an escape attempt at Convict Road Camp #6 in Scott County, Virginia.
Three inmates in the camp attacked Guard Leonard and the camp foreman, striking both over the head with a pipe. One of three inmates was shot in the leg by a Washington County deputy near Abingdon, Virginia, and recaptured. The remaining two inmates were able to escape.
Guard Leonard was taken to a hospital in Kingsport, Tennessee, where he succumbed to his head injuries on September 22, 1932.
One of the escapees was recaptured in 1935, convicted of Guard Leonard's murder, and sentenced to death. He was executed on July 24, 1936.