William Withington, Jr.

Lemhi County Sheriff's Department — Salmon, ID

Felonious

End of Watch January 2, 1928

Age 24

Tour of Duty

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Special Deputy Billy Withington, Special Deputy Leonard Cummings, and Deputy Louis Bancroft were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man. The suspect was given permission to retrieve money from his bedroom but returned with a .30-.30 rifle and opened fire, killing all three deputies. The man fled but was arrested the following day. The suspect died 2 days later of wounds he received during his arrest. Deputy Bancroft had deputized Special Deputy Cummings and Special Deputy Withington on his way to make the arrest.

Survivors

Special Deputy Withington was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Sheriff Withington served with the Lemhi County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Salmon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Sheriff Withington.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Lemhi County Sheriff's Department

Location Salmon, ID

Platform Identity lcso.lemhi.id.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 1928

Tour of Duty

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; .30-.30

Offender Shot and killed

Special Deputy Sheriff William Withington, Jr. 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 ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Lemhi County Sheriff's Department

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

ID — Statewide

of 71 officers

62% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious