JOHN DENNIS MORTON

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 32-W: 7
Department: Webster County, West Virginia, S.D.
End of Watch: January 12, 1920
Cause: SHOT
Age: 32
Years of Service: 4
Description: Deputy Sheriff Morton was shot in the head and chest after arresting a suspect on a charge of passing a worthless check. The suspect was convicted of murder and executed by hanging.
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