HENRY H WINTERS

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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 29-E: 27
Department: Hickman County, Kentucky, S.O.
End of Watch: December 31, 1887
Cause: SHOT
Age: 47
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Sheriff Winters was shot as he attempted to serve a warrant. Sheriff Winters died of his injuries the next day. The suspect was arrested but was taken from the jail and lynched by an angry mob. The suspect's mother was convicted of aiding and abetting the crime and sentenced to life in prison.
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