Officer Down Memorial Page - http://www.odmp.org

Special Deputy Sheriff Leonard Roth Cummings, Jr. | Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, Idaho
Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, Idaho

Special Deputy Sheriff

Leonard Roth Cummings, Jr.

Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, Idaho

End of Watch: Monday, January 2, 1928

Biographical Info

Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 1 day
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 2, 1928
Weapon Used: Rifle; .30-.30
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Special Deputy Leonard Cummings, Special Deputy Billy Withington, and Deputy Louis Bancroft were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man.

The suspect was given permission to retrieve money from his bedroom but returned with a .30-.30 rifle and opened fire, killing all three deputies.

The man fled but was arrested the following day. The suspect died 2 days later of wounds he received during his arrest.

Deputy Bancroft had deputized Special Deputy Cummings and Special Deputy Withington on his way to make the arrest. Special Deputy Cummings was survived by his wife and two children.