Currituck County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch: Saturday, October 12, 1963
Age: 61
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 12, 1963
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Paroled in 1990
Deputy Sheriff Watt Morgan was shot and killed with his own service weapon by a 17-year-old subject.
He was writing the boy a ticket after the boy crashed into his patrol car. As he did so, the boy attacked him, gained control of his service weapon, and shot him once in the head.
The suspect was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life in prison on March 5th, 1964. He was paroled on May 2nd, 1990.
Deputy Morgan had served with the Currituck County Sheriff's Office for four years. He was survived by his wife.