Night Watchman Samuel Dow Blackwell
Pinal County Sheriff's Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Sunday, June 6, 1943

Biographical Info
Age: 59
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: Wednesday, June 2, 1943
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Watchman Blackwell succumbed to stab wounds received three days earlier while attempting to arrest a man who had threatened a woman with a knife. When Watchman Blackwell approached the man he was attacked and stabbed in the neck, chest and abdomen. Although wounded, he was able to draw his weapon and fatally shoot the suspect. Watchman Blackwell was taken to Coolidge Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds three days later.

Watchman Blackwell worked for the Pinal County Sheriff's Department and served as the Night Watchman for the town of Coolidge.