Roll of Honor
Leonard Burton Turner
Incident
Deputy Turner responded to a disturbance call at a local dance hall. He arrested a suspect for public intoxication. The suspect resisted arrest and a struggle ensued. At one point, Deputy Turner had to use mace on the suspect. While transporting the prisoner to jail, the suspect tried to kick out the rear window of the patrol vehicle. Deputy Turner pulled the car over and called for backup. He was found slumped over the steering wheel. He had suffered a fatal heart attack and was pronounced dead at the scene. The prisoner was still in the back seat.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Deputy Sheriff Turner gave the Goliad County Sheriff's Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Goliad community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Leonard Burton Turner served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Leonard Burton Turner is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Goliad County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leonard Burton Turner's cause is highlighted.
How Leonard Burton Turner Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Leonard Burton Turner is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Military Service
Leonard Burton Turner served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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