Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Adolph Schneider was killed in an automobile crash while struggling with a prisoner over the control of a gun. He had arrested the man and was transporting him to jail when the man pulled a gun out. During the struggle, the patrol car crashed at the intersection of Town Street and Front Street. Patrolman Schneider was ejected from the vehicle during the crash. He was transported to Grant Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries several days later. The prisoner was charged with causing Patrolman Schneider's death. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison on May 10, 1921. Patrolman Schneider had served with the Columbus Division of Police for 21 years.
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21 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Schneider gave the Columbus Division of Police 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Schneider.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman Adolph G. Schneider 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Columbus Division of Police, 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Adolph G. Schneider's cause is highlighted.
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