J. Holman Leatherwood

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch May 22, 1875

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 26

Incident

Location: Alabama Weapon: Rifle Offender: Arrested

Deputy Collector Holman Leatherwood was shot and killed in Etowah County, Alabama, while investigating an illegal still near Keener.

He was on horeseback approaching a shed that contained the still when he was shot from ambush. The subjects involved with his murder concealed his body and then took his horse several miles away, where it was discovered at the Etowah County sheriff's home the next morning. A body believed to be that of Deputy Collector Leatherwood was located in the Coosa River one month later.

Three men were eventually arrested and charged with Deputy Collector Leatherwood's murder, but the outcome of the trial is not known.

Deputy Collector Leatherwood was survived by his parents.

Survivors

Deputy Collector Leatherwood was survived by his parents.

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Deputy Collector Leatherwood served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
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Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtoirfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 22, 1875

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle

Offender Arrested

Deputy Collector J. Holman Leatherwood 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 the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue, 25 of 27 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 92.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue

of 27 officers

92.6% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious