Roll of Honor
Incident
Guard Charles Leonard succumbed to head injuries sustained one week earlier when he was assaulted during an escape attempt at Convict Road Camp #6 in Scott County, Virginia.
Three inmates in the camp attacked Guard Leonard and the camp foreman, striking both over the head with a pipe. One of three inmates was shot in the leg by a Washington County deputy near Abingdon, Virginia, and recaptured. The remaining two inmates were able to escape.
Guard Leonard was taken to a hospital in Kingsport, Tennessee, where he succumbed to his head injuries on September 22, 1932.
One of the escapees was recaptured in 1935, convicted of Guard Leonard's murder, and sentenced to death. He was executed on July 24, 1936.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Leonard served with the Virginia State Convict Road Force.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Leonard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Guard Charles Alton Edward Leonard is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In VA, 394 of 656 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.1% of this state's fallen. That is 60.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Virginia State Convict Road Force, 5 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Alton Edward Leonard's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Alton Edward Leonard Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Alton Edward Leonard is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Alton Edward Leonard was killed by blunt object; iron pipe.
Incident Location
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