Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Warden Henry Wagner, Officer E.G. Heilman and Warden James Delahunty were shot and killed during a prison escape attempt. The three prisoners were able to break out of the jail and one was re-captured, however, one of the two remaining committed suicide before being taken into custody, and the other was killed by a posse. A hostage the convicts had taken was also killed in a gunfight with the posse. Deputy Warden Wagner is buried Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Warden Wagner served with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.
Thank you for your service to the Lincoln community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Warden Wagner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Warden Henry Wagner is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 10 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, 6 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Wagner's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Wagner Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Wagner is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Wagner was killed by gun; unknown type.
Others Who Wore This Badge
6 officers from Nebraska Department of Correctional Services are honored on badge.nw.
