Kearny County Sheriff's Office, Kansas
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 3, 1920
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 3, 1920
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Sheriff Orla Hefner was shot and killed while attempting to question an AWOL soldier from Ft. Bliss, Texas.
The soldier was working on a farm in Kearny County when Sheriff Hefner went to question him. The suspect escaped but was shot and killed by a posse the following day.