Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Friday, July 8, 1955
Age: 66
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: July 8, 1955
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Denton suffered a fatal heart attack at the Superior Courthouse while assisting a man who had collapsed in a courtroom.
As Deputy Denton ran to find a doctor in a nearby building he collapsed. Both he and the man he was assisting were transported to San Jose Hospital, where they both died.
Deputy Denton was survived by his wife.