Jail Officer
Gregory Owen Cushing
LaGrange County Sheriff's Department
Monday, October 30, 1995
Age: 19
Served: 6 months
Badge #: 44-28
Panel 45W, Line 20
Panel L17, Line 2
LaGrange County Sheriff's Department

Incident Details

Cause of Death
Automobile accident
Date/Time of Incident
Monday, October 30, 1995
07:15 pm
Incident to Death Duration
Same day
Incident Location
U.S. 20 and County Road 200 East
Incident County
LaGrange
Incident Township
Bloomfield
Weapon Used
None
Suspect Disposition
None
Burial Place
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Howe
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   Jail Officer Gregory Cushing was killed in a two-vehicle accident while on duty.

   He was a passenger in their patrol car when his partner struck the rear of a semitrailer that was making a left-hand turn in front of them.

   Jail Officer Cushing, from Howe, was single and survived by his parents and brother.

Historical Notes

• Jail Officer Cushing is the second-youngest known officer killed in the line of duty in Indiana.
• He also is the eighth-youngest known officer killed in the line of duty in the United States.



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