Jonathan Kyle Leonard
Trooper

Jonathan Kyle Leonard

KY State Police — Frankfort, KY
Accident
End of Watch December 19, 2006
Age 28
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Jonathan Leonard was killed in an automobile accident on US 119 in Pike County while responding to a domestic violence call.

Trooper Leonard had served with the Kentucky State Police for 3 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-KY-943B53A3
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Leonard gave the Kentucky State Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kentucky. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Leonard.

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

Agency

Department KY State Police
Type State Police
Location Frankfort, KY
Platform Identity kysp.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 19, 2006
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Jonathan Kyle Leonard is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At KY State Police, 16 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.2% of this agency's fallen.

KY State Police
16
of 29 officers
55.2% Accident
KY — Statewide
161
of 983 officers
16.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jonathan Kyle Leonard's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Jonathan Kyle Leonard Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jonathan Kyle Leonard is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897