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Deputy Sheriff Ora M. Nason | Bent County Sheriff's Office, Colorado
Bent County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

Deputy Sheriff

Ora M. Nason

Bent County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

End of Watch: Saturday, September 20, 1873

Biographical Info

Age: 42
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: September 18, 1873
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Sheriff Ora Nason was accidentally shot and killed when his revolver discharged after he dropped it.

He was patrolling Las Animas when the accident occurred.

Deputy Nason was a Civil War veteran of Union Army and had been a POW in Libby Prison.