O'Brien County Sheriff's Department, Iowa
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 30, 1966
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: 71-1
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 30, 1966
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Robert Bornholdt was killed in an automobile crash in Wright County while transporting prisoners to a state facility in southeast Iowa.
Sheriff Bornholdt had served with the O'Brien County Sheriff's Office for 10 years before being appointed sheriff in July 1966. He was elected to the position in November 1966, less than one month before he was killed. He was survived by his wife and two children.