Leon Basset (TV Series)

Leon Basset was once a deputy of the King County Sheriff Department in King County, Georgia. He was turned into a walker during the outbreak.

Days Gone Bye
Leon was a back-up officer with Lam Kendal assisting in the highway police chase that put Rick into a coma. He was seen carrying a pistol and seems to be distracted and unfocused at the job at hand and even mentions that they should capture the footage of the police pursuit and submit it to Worlds Craziest Police Chases. Rick tells him to focus and arm himself just as the criminals arrive at the standoff. He along with the Linden County Sheriff's Department officers exchange gun fire with the criminals and eventually take down the suspects unfortunately, Rick is shot and injured during the process.

Bloodletting
He may have been seen with Lam when Shane goes to tell Lori that Rick has been shot.



Days Gone Bye
Later, he is encountered by Rick, Morgan, and Duane as a walker when the trio are leaving the King County Sheriff's Department. He is missing his hat and his sidearm while his radio is dragging along the ground. Leon is on the opposite side of the station's perimeter, banging on a chain link fence. Rick calmly walks up to Leon and puts a bullet into his former colleague's head ending his suffering.

Trivia

 * In the comic, it is a ordinary zombie that is hitting the chain link fence, but Rick does not kill him because Morgan tells him to save his bullets. In the television series, this ordinary zombie is replaced with Leon.
 * His name could possibly be a nod to the popular zombie game Resident Evil 2 where the main character shares the name Leon and he is also a rookie cop.