Former Cowlitz County Sheriff Les Nelson passed away on Saturday. He is the father of current Sheriff, Mark Nelson and a bit of a local legend.
Les Nelson began his work at the Sheriff’s Office in 1950 and retired after three terms as Cowlitz County Sheriff in 1986. He is most well known for saving the lives of several prisoners during a jailhouse fire in the early 1960’s and for the many other lives he saved for his common-sense decisions prior to, and after, the eruption of Mt. St. Helens.
For more information, click here to see the Daily News article.
Les Nelson began his work at the Sheriff’s Office in 1950 and retired after three terms as Cowlitz County Sheriff in 1986. He is most well known for saving the lives of several prisoners during a jailhouse fire in the early 1960’s and for the many other lives he saved for his common-sense decisions prior to, and after, the eruption of Mt. St. Helens.
For more information, click here to see the Daily News article.
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