Levi L. Drinkard

Limestone County Sheriff's Office — Groesbeck, TX

Felonious

End of Watch October 26, 1885

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Levi Drinkard was shot and killed while attempting to arrest three horse thieves near Kosse.

Deputy Drinkard and a posse attempted to serve a warrant on three horse thieves. The posse surrounded the cabin and ordered the men to come out. Deputy Drinkard read the warrants out loud and ordered the suspects to exit the residence. The suspects shot and killed Deputy Drinkard and fled the scene.

Two suspects were apprehended. One was shot in the leg and as a result, had to have his leg amputated a week later.

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141 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Drinkard served with the Limestone County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Groesbeck community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Limestone County Sheriff's Office

Location Groesbeck, TX

Platform Identity lcso.limestone.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 26, 1885

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Deputy Sheriff Levi L. Drinkard 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Limestone County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Limestone County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

83.3% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious