Prison Chauffeur Lewis D. Richards, Massachusetts Department of Correction, Massachusetts

Prison Chauffeur Lewis D. Richards

Massachusetts Department of Correction, Massachusetts

End of Watch Tuesday, December 3, 1935

Lewis 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 attached 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.

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 Charged with murder

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 76th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05

December 3, 2011