Marion County Sheriff's Office, Florida
End of Watch: Saturday, May 28, 1955
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 28, 1955
Weapon Used: Rifle; .30-.06
Suspect Info: Died in prison
Deputy Wooten and Deputy Curtis Youngblood were shot and killed as they approached the home of a mentally ill man. As officers responding to the initial shooting surrounded the home, the suspect opened fire a second time and fatally wounded Assistant Chief Mahlon Tuck, of the Ocala Police Department. The man was taken into custody and later died while in a state mental hospital.
Deputy Wooten was survived by his wife and four children.