Deputy Sheriff James Melvin Morgan
Pinal County Sheriff's Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Sunday, February 25, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident

Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 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.