O JOHN HART
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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 39-W: 13
Department: Umatilla County, Oregon, S.O.
End of Watch: May 12, 1865
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Sheriff Hart and Sheriff Frank Mattock were shot as they attempted to arrest two horse thieves. Deputy Hart died of his injuries. Sheriff Mattock survived. The suspect was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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