Juvenile Detention Officer Leonard Wall
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
End of Watch:
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Age:
58
Badge Number: NA
Years on The Job: 42
Cause of Death:
Beaten to death
Juvenile Detention Officer Leonard Wall
succumbed to injuries sustained when he was severely beaten by three
juvenile inmates at the Jack Jones Juvenile Justice Center.
Officer Wall was conducting bed checks when the three inmates attacked him
and took his keys. When another officer came to check on Officer Wall, the
inmates attacked him too, inflicting non-life threatening injuries.
The three inmates escaped from the facility and stole a car from a nearby
gas station. Two of the suspects were apprehended the following day and
charged with capital murder. The third suspect remains at large.
Agency Information
Jefferson
County Sheriff's Office
101 East Barraque Street
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: (870) 541-5351
Rest in peace, and
may God allow him to keep watch
over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out to the
Officer and his Department and family.
May they all find peace in their hearts soon.