Deputy Sheriff Rudolph F. Howell

Rudolph F. Howell

Deputy Sheriff Rudolph Howell died from injuries he received several days before while chasing a suspect in Devils Lake, North Dakota.

Deputy Howell saw the suspect enter a motor vehicle and attempted to stop him. The suspect began to run with Deputy Howell in pursuit. During the chase, Deputy Howell collapsed and hit his head on the pavement, fracturing his skull.

The man he was pursuing was apprehended later in the day. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $7 for driving without a license.

Deputy Howell had served with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department for three years and had been a candidate for sheriff at the November 1950 election. He was survived by his wife and three children.