Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 9, 1944
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 5, 1944
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1944
Deputy Sheriff Roy Curtis was shot and mortally wounded in West Memphis by a man he attempted to arrest. Deputy Curtis died in a Memphis hospital four days later.
The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and executed in the electric chair on December 1st, 1944.