Mount Pleasant Police Department, Iowa
End of Watch: Thursday, December 3, 1931
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: December 3, 1931
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Charged with murde
Patrolman Wright was killed when he was intentionally crushed between a vehicle and a tree. Patrolman Wright had followed a suspect wanted for writing bad checks to Fairfield. When he attempted to apprehend the suspect the man fled in an automobile and Patrolman Wright jumped on the running board. The man then intentionally rammed him into a tree, causing fatal injuries. The suspect was apprehended a short time later and charged with murder.