| Deputy Sheriff James Melvin Morgan Pinal County Sheriff's Department Arizona End of Watch: Sunday, February 25, 1973 Biographical Info Age: 29 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Date of Incident: Sunday, February 25, 1973 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy James Morgan was killed in an airplane accident while attempting to land on Peralta Road. His plane hit a power line and crashed upon approach.
He had been involved in a search and rescue mission for a man lost in the Superstition Mountains who had been looking for gold.
Deputy Morgan was survived by his wife and two children. |