Roll of Honor
Leonard Roth Cummings Jr.
Incident
Special Deputy Leonard Cummings, Special Deputy Billy Withington, and Deputy Louis Bancroft were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man. The suspect was given permission to retrieve money from his bedroom but returned with a .30-.30 rifle and opened fire, killing all three deputies. The man fled but was arrested the following day. The suspect died 2 days later of wounds he received during his arrest. Deputy Bancroft had deputized Special Deputy Cummings and Special Deputy Withington on his way to make the arrest.
Survivors
Special Deputy Cummings was survived by his wife and two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Sheriff Cummings served with the Lemhi County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Salmon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Sheriff Cummings.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Deputy Sheriff Leonard Roth Cummings Jr. 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 ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 62 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leonard Roth Cummings Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Leonard Roth Cummings Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Leonard Roth Cummings Jr. is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Leonard Roth Cummings Jr. was killed by rifle.
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