Ashley County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 31, 1969
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: December 31, 1969
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Bunion Courson was killed in an automobile crash while in pursuit of a vehicle.
His vehicle left the roadway and crashed on Highway 82 approximately 4-1/2 miles north of Hamburg. Residents in the area reported he was in pursuit of a red vehicle at the time.
Sheriff Courson survived the Bataan Death march and three years in a Japanese Prison Camp.