Logan County Sheriff's Office, Colorado
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 23, 1922
Age:
Tour of Duty: 3 weeks
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 23, 1922
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Wilson was shot and killed while attempting to arrest four men for selling bootleg whiskey.
During the arrest, one of the men shot him, knocking him to the ground. A second suspect then took Deputy Wilson's gun and shot him in the chest a second time. Deputy Wilson survived long enough to identify the suspects and give an account of the incident.
Deputy Wilson had been with the Logan County Sheriff's Office for three weeks.