Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Morgan was serving an arrest warrant on a suspect. As he was speaking to the suspect, the suspect picked up an old army musket and shot Deputy Morgan in the face. The suspect and his brother then threw Deputy Morgan's body in the Red River.
On December 4, 1891, the suspect was apprehended in the Indian Territory and jailed in Clarksville along with two others, one his brother, who were charged with being accessories. On September 30, 1892, the killer was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On December 8, 1892, his sentence was commuted to life.
Deputy Morgan had served with the Bowie County Sheriff's Department for 10 years.
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135 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Morgan gave the Bowie County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Texarkana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff David Morgan is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Bowie County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Morgan's cause is highlighted.
How David Morgan Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. David Morgan is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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