Healdton Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Thursday, March 27, 1930
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 18, 1930
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer James Hutchison succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained six weeks earlier as he and a constable attempted to arrest a man who had defaulted on a bond.
Officer Hutchison was shot in the knee during the incident. His condition worsened and he contracted pneumonia, which resulted in his death.
Officer Hutchison was survived by his wife and eight children.