Deputy Sheriff Walter John Leinberger

Walter John Leinberger

Deputy Leinberger was shot and killed while serving a warrant on a man in the Broderick area of the county. As Deputy Leinberger, who was accompanied by his wife, approached the cabin the suspect burst out and opened fire, fatally wounding him. Deputy Leinberger's wife picked up his gun and fired at the suspect six times, striking him in the arm twice. The suspect was later shot and killed in a shootout with Sacramento authorities.

In 1991 the county's new minimum security jail was named in Deputy Leinberger's honor.

Deputy Leinberger was survived by his wife and son.