Roll of Honor
J. Holman Leatherwood
Incident
Location: Alabama Weapon: Rifle Offender: Arrested
Deputy Collector Holman Leatherwood was shot and killed in Etowah County, Alabama, while investigating an illegal still near Keener.
He was on horeseback approaching a shed that contained the still when he was shot from ambush. The subjects involved with his murder concealed his body and then took his horse several miles away, where it was discovered at the Etowah County sheriff's home the next morning. A body believed to be that of Deputy Collector Leatherwood was located in the Coosa River one month later.
Three men were eventually arrested and charged with Deputy Collector Leatherwood's murder, but the outcome of the trial is not known.
Deputy Collector Leatherwood was survived by his parents.
Survivors
Deputy Collector Leatherwood was survived by his parents.
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Deputy Collector Leatherwood served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy Collector J. Holman Leatherwood 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue, 25 of 27 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 92.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. J. Holman Leatherwood's cause is highlighted.
How J. Holman Leatherwood Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. J. Holman Leatherwood is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. J. Holman Leatherwood was killed by rifle.
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