Cochise County Sheriff's Department, Arizona
End of Watch: Friday, June 17, 1932
Age:
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 16, 1932
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Kenney succumbed to injuries received in an automobile accident in New Mexico, near El Paso, Texas, the previous day. He and another deputy had gone to El Paso to retrieve prisoners wanted in Arizona. A deputy sheriff was also injured in the accident.
Sheriff Kenney had been Sheriff for two and a half years and had been a constable for six years prior to becoming Sheriff. He was survived by his wife, son and two daughters.