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Deputy

Oscar Leaverton

Kent County Sheriff's Office — Chestertown, MD

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch June 29, 1974

Age 57

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Oscar Leaverton died after struggling with a suspect he was attempting to arrest in the town of Betterton. He collapsed as returned to his patrol car. Deputy Leaverton was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, three grandchildren, mother, and three sisters.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Leaverton gave the Kent County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chestertown community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Kent County Sheriff's Office

Location Chestertown, MD

Platform Identity kcso.kent.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 29, 1974

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Apprehended

Military Service

Oscar Leaverton served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Oscar Leaverton is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MD, 22 of 377 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Kent County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

MD — Statewide

of 377 officers

5.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Oscar Leaverton's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Oscar Leaverton Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service