Roll of Honor
Andrew H. Leonard
Incident
Captain Andrew Leonard was stabbed to death at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. He and other officers were searching for an inmate who had just stabbed an officer. Captain Leonard, armed only with a club, located the inmate on a coal pile and became involved in a struggle with the man. During the struggle Captain Leonard was knocked to the ground and stabbed to death. A deputy warden shot the inmate twice. He then ran into the coal bunker where he was distracted by other inmates and then captured by two other inmates. The inmate died two weeks later from his gunshot wounds. Captain Leonard was survived by his wife and three children. He was a Spanish American War veteran.
Survivors
Captain Leonard was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Captain Leonard served with the United States Department of Justice.
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
Andrew H. Leonard served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Captain Andrew H. Leonard is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, 26 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew H. Leonard's cause is highlighted.
How Andrew H. Leonard Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew H. Leonard is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Andrew H. Leonard was killed by edged weapon; shank.
Incident Location
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