Lake County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Thursday, May 5, 1910
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 5, 1910
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Died in prison
Sheriff Kemp was shot and killed by one of two Indians he was attempting to arrest for stealing a saddle. Both suspects, ages 16 and 17, were captured a short time later.
The 17-year-old gunman was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. He died in prison on June 24, 1915. The other suspect was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 25 years. He was paroled on June 25, 1920. In April of 1921 he was returned to prison to serve out the remainder of his sentence for violating his parole. He was released in 1925.