"Deputy Lewis Dryden was shot and killed as he and a Princess Anne police officer attempted to serve an arrest on a man who had shot his stepfather. The officers encountered the suspect walking down the street, carrying the shotgun he had used in the previous shooting. As they attempted to take him into custody the man was able to obtain control of Deputy Dryden's pistol and fatally shot him. He then shot and wounded the Princess Anne police officer before fleeing. The suspect was arrested several days later. He was convicted of Deputy Dryden's murder and sentenced to life in prison. Deputy Dryden was survived by his wife." Source: ODMP.org
While searching for details about Deputy Dryden we came across a brief mention from September 2010, regarding the Somerset County Sheriff's Office Color Guard. "This unit was formed after a need was realized during the dedication ceremony of fallen Warden/Deputy Sheriff Lewis Dryden earlier this year." Somerset County Sheriff's Office Color Guard
Remembering Deputy Sheriff Lewis L. Dryden
Somerset County Sheriff's Office
EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1924
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