Thurston County Sheriff's Department, Nebraska
End of Watch: Saturday, September 24, 1927
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 24, 1927
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 15 years
Deputy Sheriff William Adams was shot and killed by a man he and another deputy cornered in a vacant house following his escape from the Thurston County Jail.
The suspect, who was awaiting transfer to the state penitentiary to begin serving 20 years for statutory rape, turned himself over to officers five days later. He was convicted of Deputy Adams' murder and sentenced to an additional 15 years.