Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Deputy Sheriff LD Manns died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while serving civil papers.
Deputy Manns had served with the Breathitt County Sheriff's Office for two years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Special Deputy Sheriff Lee Daniel Manns died on December 26, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 67.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Special Deputy Sheriff Manns gave the Breathitt County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Sheriff Manns.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Deputy Sheriff Lee Daniel Manns is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KY, 21 of 983 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.1% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Breathitt County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 10 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 10% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lee Daniel Manns's cause is highlighted.
How Lee Daniel Manns Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Lee Daniel Manns is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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