Walter Henry Akers

In the small town of Parker, Arizona, a confrontation at the local train depot on Wednesday, February 4, 1948, ended in the tragic death of a law enforcement officer. Walter Henry Akers, a 37-year-old male Deputy Sheriff with the Yuma County Sheriff's Department, was killed in the line of duty. He had served on the force for three years and one month.

The incident began when a man, who was intoxicated, was denied passage on a train. Angered by the refusal, he left the depot only to return ...

Deputy Sheriff Walter Henry Akers