Defiance County Sheriff's Office, Ohio
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 15, 1964
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: December 15, 1964
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Donald Kehnast suffered a fatal heart attack while he and several other officers struggled with a mental patient at a tavern in Defiance, Ohio.
Deputy Kehnast had been elected sheriff two months earlier and was to take office on January 4, 1965. He had served with the Defiance County Sheriff's Office for 22 years. He was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.