Winston-Salem Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch Monday, December 26, 1927
Add to My HeroesLeland Glenn Teague
Sergeant Leland Teague succumbed to gunshot wounds received two weeks earlier when he and several other officers raided a home while searching for a man wanted for murdering a security guard.
The suspect was apprehended, convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair on April 27th, 1928.
Sergeant Teague was survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, parents, and eight siblings.
Bio
- Age 32
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Monday, December 12, 1927
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Executed in 1928
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