Hugoton Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Thursday, October 15, 1931
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 12, 1931
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Convicted of manslaughter
Marshal Charles Newman succumbed to a gunshot wound inflicted three days earlier when he was shot in the abdomen while attempting to arrest a man for public drunkenness.
The suspect was convicted of first degree manslaughter.