United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Government
End of Watch Tuesday, November 14, 1922
Add to My HeroesAndrew H. Leonard
Captain Andrew Leonard was stabbed to death at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas.
He and other officers were searching for an inmate who had just stabbed an officer. Captain Leonard, armed only with a club, located the inmate on a coal pile and became involved in a struggle with the man. During the struggle Captain Leonard was knocked to the ground and stabbed to death. A deputy warden shot the inmate twice. He then ran into the coal bunker where he was distracted by other inmates and then captured by two other inmates.
The inmate died two weeks later from his gunshot wounds.
Captain Leonard was survived by his wife and three children. He was a Spanish American War veteran.
Bio
- Age 52
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Location Kansas
- Weapon Edged weapon; Shank
- Offender Shot and killed
Most Recent Reflection
View all 12 ReflectionsRest in Peace
I ask one thing - that in still, far-off days,
Someone who knew me should in their daily rounds,
Suddenly pause, caught by some sight or sound,
Some glance, some phrase, some trick of memory's ways
which brings me to mind, then I shall wait,
eager with hope, perhaps to hear -
“how great if he were with us still!”
And then at the end, all that I wish for is just -
“he was my friend!”
From “A Soldier's Epitaph” by David McNicholl
N Elias
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May 28, 2017
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