J MARTIN WRIGHT
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Officer Rank: Deputy Constable
Memorial Panel: 58-E: 27
Department: Letcher County, Kentucky, S.O.
End of Watch: August 24, 1916
Cause: SHOT
Age: 36
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Constable Wright was shot with his own gun as he attempted to arrest a suspect on a warrant. The suspect's daughter grabbed Deputy Wright's weapon and shot him. The girl and her father were both arrested. Deputy Wright was transported to a local hospital where he remained until his death 20 days later.
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