| Border Patrol Inspector Theodore L. Newton Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Saturday, June 17, 1967 Biographical Info
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, June 17, 1967
Incident Location: California
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Parole hearing in 2003 Inspector Newton and Inspector George Azrak were shot and killed after being abducted from a traffic checkpoint on Highway 19 near Oak Grove, California. The ensuing investigation determined that the two had stopped a vehicle with over 800 pounds of marijuana. While searching the vehicle they were overpowered and taken to a remote cabin in a deserted mountainous area. The two had been handcuffed together and were shot and killed as they lay on the ground. Their bodies were found two days later.
Four suspects were arrested in connection with the murders one month later. Two of the men were sentenced to 30 years in prison and were released in 1980. The other two were sentenced to life in prison. One of those two was paroled in 1998 and the remaining suspect has a parole hearing scheduled for 2003.
Inspector Newton had been with the agency for one year. He was survived by his wife, son, & daughter. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
