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Jesse Leroy Youmans
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Federal Prohibition Agent

Jesse Leroy Youmans

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit — Washington, DC
Felonious
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End of Watch April 3, 1923
Age 38
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent Leroy Youmans was shot and killed by bootleggers near Hartsville, South Carolina. He and several other prohibition agents had located a still and hid nearby under the cover of darkness to wait for the moonshiners to arrive. When the suspects appeared and began working on the still one of the agents stepped on a twig, snapping, it while shifting his position. Upon hearing the noise, the moonshiners began searching the area. Agent Youmans stood up and announced the men were under arrest. One of the moonshiners shined a flashlight in his face, blinding him, and then fatally shot him. Six men were arrested at the scene. The 23-year-old gunman was found the next morning lying in a field. He had attempted to commit suicide by slashing his wrist. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He appealed, was awarded a new trial, and acquitted. The judge in the case reprimanded the jury, stating that he had never seen a jury do such a poor job. He said the prosecution provided evidence that proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the suspect did murder Agent Youmans. The suspect was convicted of violating the prohibition law and sentenced to six years.

Survivors

Agent Youmans was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Youmans served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Youmans.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit
Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtirspufed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 3, 1923
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Jesse is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1923, 199 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 14th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Jesse was 38. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit has 59 officers remembered here, Jesse among them.

Across the years

Federal Prohibition Agent Jesse Leroy Youmans

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit · End of Watch April 3, 1923

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