Pike County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 25, 1926
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 23, 1926
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Deputy Louis Casebolt succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier by a man who was attempting to free a prisoner.
The prisoner had just been arrested for moonshining when the subject opened fire on the officers, mortally wounding Deputy Casebolt. Another officer returned fire and killed the subject.
Deputy Casebolt was survived by his wife.