Massachusetts Department of Correction, Massachusetts
End of Watch Tuesday, December 3, 1935
Add to My HeroesLewis D. Richards
Chauffeur Lewis Richards was struck on the head with a pipe and killed by an inmate that was attempting to escape from the Charlestown State Prison.
Five prisoners were working in the prison's license plate shop when Chauffeur Richards backed a prisoner truck up to the shop. The five prisoners suddenly attacked the prison guards and Chauffeur Richards. Four guards were injured and Chauffeur Richards was killed when he was struck on the head with a pipe.
The prisoners then stole Chauffeur Richards' truck and fled. They drove the truck through the front gate of the prison, where guards shot and killed two of the prisoners and recaptured the other three. It was one of the inmates who was killed who killed Chauffeur Richards. He was 27, a hardened criminal, who had been in and out of prison and reform school since he was 9-years-old.
Chauffeur Richards had served with the Massachusetts Department of Correction for seven years. He was survived by his wife and son.
Bio
- Age 27
- Tour 7 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Assault
- Weapon Blunt object; Pipe
- Offender Shot and killed
Most Recent Reflection
View all 8 ReflectionsChauffeur Richards,it has been 89 years since you were taken from us. New England law enforcement continues to serve, protect, and make life secure for our part of the country. I honor your years of law enforcement service to the citizens of Massachusetts.
Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH
December 3, 2024
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