Letcher County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch Sunday, February 5, 1905
Add to My HeroesHenry Day
Deputy Sheriff Henry Day suffered a fatal heart attack while visiting a man he had wounded during a struggle the previous week.
He was attempting to serve a peace warrant on the man when a violent struggle ensued. The suspect was seriously wounded during the struggle and taken to the county jail in Whitesburg to recover.
Deputy Day had visited the man regularly since wounding him. As he again visited him he suddenly collapsed with grief over the wounds, and passed away.
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- Age Not available
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Incident Details
- Cause Heart attack
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View all 5 ReflectionsDeputy Sheriff Day,
On today, the 120th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Letcher County.
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