Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Morgan was shot and killed by a U.S. deputy marshal who he had arrested for disorderly conduct two days earlier. The U.S. deputy marshal was upset about the arrest and obtained an arrest warrant for Marshal Morgan under false pretences. When he went to serve the warrant the two exchanged shots and Marshal Morgan was fatally wounded. The U.S. deputy marshal was also shot and killed.
Survivors
Marshal Morgan had been with the agency for eight years and was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
137 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
City Marshal Morgan gave the Butler Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Butler community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal J. H. Morgan 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 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. J. H. Morgan's cause is highlighted.
How J. H. Morgan Compares
Offender Outcome
Not available
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. J. H. Morgan is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. J. H. Morgan was killed by gun; unknown type.