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Officer John E. Sutton | University of Maine Police Department, Maine
University of Maine Police Department, Maine

Officer

John E. Sutton

University of Maine Police Department, Maine

End of Watch: Friday, September 20, 1963

Biographical Info

Age: 31
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: September 20, 1963
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer John Sutton suffered a fatal heart attack while shortly after attempting to break up a fight at Memorial Gymnasium, in Orono, during a dance.

He had been assigned to a pep rally earlier in the evening and was working at the dance in preparation for a football game the following day. He intervened in a fight and was knocked down. He was able to breakup the fight with the assistance of other officers.

The officers then drove back to the police station in Old Town, where Officer Sutton collapsed.

Officer Sutton was survived by his wife and two children.