Roll of Honor
Strother W. Lewis Sr.
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ted Lewis was shot and killed by a prisoner in the old Caroline County Jail while questioning him about a robbery. During the interrogation the subject struck the weapon that Deputy Lewis was holding, causing it to discharge and strike Deputy Lewis in the head. The man then fled the scene with Deputy Lewis' service weapon. The man was eventually apprehended after being shot by a posse and almost killed. He was initially sentenced to death but received a life sentence during a second trial. Deputy Lewis was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWI and had served with the Caroline County Sheriff's Office for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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- August 2, 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 Sheriff Lewis gave the Caroline County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bowling Green 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Strother W. Lewis Sr. served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Strother W. Lewis Sr. 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In VA, 394 of 655 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.2% of this state's fallen. That is 60.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Caroline County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Strother W. Lewis Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Strother W. Lewis Sr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Strother W. Lewis Sr. is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Strother W. Lewis Sr. was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Strother W. Lewis Sr. served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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