Policeman Robert Luther Kimsey, Sr.

Robert Luther Kimsey, Sr.

Policeman Robert Kimsey succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was pushed off of a bridge while attempting to arrest a man for fighting several nights earlier.

The man began to struggle with Policeman Kimsey and pushed him from the bridge over Silver Creek. Policeman Kimsey fell 15-feet to the creek below and was knocked unconscious. A boy who witnessed the incident rushed into the creek and held Policeman Kimsey's head out of the water until help arrived. Policeman Kimsey was taken to a local hospital where he died the following day.

The subject who pushed him was arrested and charged with murder.

Policeman Kimsey was survived by his wife and three children.