Ronald Lampe

On January 9, 1980, the Henry County Sheriff's Department in Indiana suffered a tragic loss during a narcotics investigation in the city of New Castle. Sergeant Ronald Lee Lampe, a 40-year-old veteran of the department, was killed in the line of duty while attempting to serve a warrant at a residence located at 433 North Main Street. The operation, which involved a team of officers, was intended to secure the premises for a drug-related search but ultimately escalated into a deadly confrontation ...