Roll of Honor

Prev Next

Sergeant

Otha M. LeMons

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch August 5, 1974

Age 55

Tour of Duty 24 yrs 4 mo

Badge 1048

The Vigil Panel 114 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 570

Incident

Sergeant Otha LeMons was shot and killed during an armed robbery at 62 East 103rd Street in Chicago. Sergeant LeMons was off-duty and observed three armed men enter a lounge and announce a robbery at 1:00 a.m. As Sergeant LeMons attempted to prevent the crime, one of the gunmen fired his weapon, fatally wounding him. He was transported to Roseland Community Hospital where he died. All three subjects, ages 17, 18, and 26, were apprehended. The two youngest subjects were convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 to 40 years. Sergeant LeMons was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for over 24 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, and two grandchildren.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-IL-0E688D02
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Otha. Claim this record.

Also honored at salute.nw. One record, 2 gates. Otha is one person.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

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.
Sergeant LeMons gave the Chicago Police Department 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago 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 Chicago Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chicago, Cook County, IL

Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 5, 1974

Tour of Duty 24 yrs 4 mo

Age 55

Badge Number 1048

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Otha M. LeMons served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

View full service record on salute.nw →

Sergeant Otha M. LeMons 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 97,756 officers honored here.

In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 63.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chicago Police Department, 396 of 571 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.4% of this agency's fallen.

Chicago Police Department

396

of 571 officers

69.4% Felonious

IL — Statewide

842

of 1,318 officers

63.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Felonious