Roll of Honor
Lee L. Bounds
Incident
Border Patrol Agent Lee Bounds was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol two and a half miles west of Animas, New Mexico on State Route 9. His Jeep ran off the road, and when he attempted to steer back on the road, the Jeep flipped over, throwing him from the vehicle. Agent Bounds was a United States Army veteran and was assigned to the Lordsburg, New Mexico, station, serving with the United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, stepson, stepdaughter, parents, brother, and two sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
- 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.
Border Patrol Agent Bounds gave the United States Department of Justice 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Lee L. Bounds served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Border Patrol Agent Lee L. Bounds is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 46 of 68 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lee L. Bounds's cause is highlighted.
How Lee L. Bounds Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lee L. Bounds is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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