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| Marshal James Milton Burns
Castle Gate Marshal's Office
Utah
End of Watch: Tuesday, June 16, 1925 Biographical Info
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, June 16, 1925
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Lynched by mob Marshal James Burns was shot and killed by a man who the marshal had confiscated several firearms from. The suspect fled to a cabin where he was discovered two days later. The man was lynched by an angry mob.
Marshal Burns had served with the agency for five years and had served as sheriff of Sanpete County for the previous six years. He was survived by his wife and six children.
His father, James Christopher Burns, had been shot and killed in the line of duty on September 26, 1894, while serving as sheriff of the Sanpete County Sheriff's Department. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
