Grant County Sheriff's Office, New Mexico
End of Watch: Saturday, February 28, 1981
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 28, 1981
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Life in prison
Deputy Green was shot and killed in an ambush while investigating reports of a prowler with a rifle near Pinos Altos.
While Deputy Green and his partner searched around a home, the suspect, who was hiding in a tree, shot Deputy Green in the chest with the rifle. Deputy Green was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound later in the day.
The suspect fled the scene but was arrested near Clifton, Arizona. The man was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Deputy Green was survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and three stepchildren.