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Jack Henry Ronsse

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Jack Henry Ronsse

Birth
Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Death
2 Jan 1922 (aged 33)
La Crescenta, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Slumberland
Memorial ID
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A Special-Deputy in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, he got into an off-duty confrontation with an African-American security guard and when Deputy Ronsse made racial slurs against the guard, John Allen, Allen shot and killed him.
The two men had feuded before as they had an ongoing dispute over illegal bootlegging in the area, with Ronsse helping to protect the alcohol producers. Allen was convicted of the murder and while serving his jail sentence, was hit and killed by a car while working on a chain gang.
In 2014, his name was removed from the L.A. County Peace Officers Memorial when it was evident that he was committing a crime at the time of his death.
A Special-Deputy in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, he got into an off-duty confrontation with an African-American security guard and when Deputy Ronsse made racial slurs against the guard, John Allen, Allen shot and killed him.
The two men had feuded before as they had an ongoing dispute over illegal bootlegging in the area, with Ronsse helping to protect the alcohol producers. Allen was convicted of the murder and while serving his jail sentence, was hit and killed by a car while working on a chain gang.
In 2014, his name was removed from the L.A. County Peace Officers Memorial when it was evident that he was committing a crime at the time of his death.


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  • Maintained by: Joe Walker
  • Originally Created by: Stotler
  • Added: Nov 12, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12326019/jack_henry-ronsse: accessed ), memorial page for Jack Henry Ronsse (24 Dec 1888–2 Jan 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12326019, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Joe Walker (contributor 23317045).