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James T. Morgan
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Deputy Sheriff

James T. Morgan

Letcher County Sheriff's Office — Whitesburg, KY
Cardiac
United States flag Kentucky flag
End of Watch December 18, 1932
Age 50
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
The Vigil Panel 65 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 18

Incident

Deputy James Morgan suffered a fatal heart attack minutes after subduing a drunk and disorderly man. The man continued to resist arrest as the deputies took him to jail.

As Deputy Morgan left the jail he began to feel ill and went to a nearby drug store where he collapsed.

Deputy Morgan had served with the Letcher County Sheriff's Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and several siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Morgan gave the Letcher County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Whitesburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Morgan.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Letcher County Sheriff's Office
Location Whitesburg, KY
Platform Identity lcso.letcher.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 18, 1932
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff James T. Morgan is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In KY, 44 of 983 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Letcher County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 19 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 15.8% of this agency's fallen.

Letcher County Sheriff's Office
3
of 19 officers
15.8% Cardiac
KY — Statewide
44
of 983 officers
4.5% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James T. Morgan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How James T. Morgan Compares

Age at End of Watch
50
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. James T. Morgan is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111