Ward County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, June 10, 1961
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Explosion
Date of Incident: June 9, 1961
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Hutchison was killed when a tank battery exploded in Monahans. He was assisting other deputies and firefighters at the scene of a battery fire when the explosion occurred. The explosion was so powerful that the flames extended several hundred yards, engulfing Deputy Hutchison, a firefighter and a county commissioner in flames.
Deputy Hutchison was survived by his wife and three children. He had previously served as a constable for Ward County and a marshal for the City of Van Horn.