GEORGE THORNTON

Officer Rank: Deputy Marshal
Memorial Panel: 13-E: 13
Department: U.S. Marshals Service
End of Watch: October 28, 1891
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Thornton was killed in a shoot-out while attempting to arrest a suspect wanted for horse theft, selling illegal whiskey and the murder of a deputy marshal.
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