Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Marshal Richard White was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a suspect's vehicle at 10:00 p.m. during a pursuit that had started in Utah. The suspect and his passenger had been pursued by deputies in Utah for 175 miles and entered Arizona. Marshal White and two Mohave County deputies had set up a roadblock in Colorado City, but the suspect was able to avoid it. Marshal White joined in the pursuit. When the suspect observed a second roadblock set by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, he turned the car around and headed back toward Utah on Arizona Highway 389. Shortly after turning around, the suspect's vehicle, traveling without its lights on, struck Marshal White's vehicle head-on at a speed of over 90 mph. The driver and passenger, who was on probation from a grand larceny conviction, in the fleeing car were also killed in the crash. Marshal White had served in law enforcement for nine years, serving with the Colorado City Police Department and previously served as an auxiliary deputy for the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and thirteen children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Marshal White gave the Colorado City Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Colorado City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Marshal White.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Marshal Richard C. White is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard C. White's cause is highlighted.
How Richard C. White Compares
Offender Outcome
Killed in crash
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard C. White is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Richard C. White was killed by automobile.