JOHN SAMUEL PILCHER

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Officer Rank: Deputy Constable
Memorial Panel: 22-W: 29
Department: Los Angeles County, California, C.O.
End of Watch: June 4, 1925
Cause: SHOT
Age: 45
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Constable Pilcher was accidentally shot in the head by a fellow deputy when the weapon fell from its holster to the ground and discharged. Deputy Pilcher, along with two fellow deputies, were on assignment to investigate a burglary at a ranch. The coroner’s jury ruled the death as accidental and absolved the deputy of any blame. Inadvertent fire.
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