LEWIS L DRYDEN
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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 2-E: 27
Department: Somerset County, Maryland, S.O.
End of Watch: December 13, 1924
Cause: SHOT
Age: 72
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Sheriff Dryden and Patrolman Orie Cary were shot as they attempted to serve a warrant on a suspect accused of shooting his step-father. Deputy Dryden died at the scene;Patrolman Cary survived his injuries. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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