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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Summary (19 Apr 2015)

Town Marshal Jasper Newton Scroggins
[Actually Scoggins]
Officer Down Memorial Page
Colusa Police Department, California
End of Watch: Saturday, April 19, 1919
Marshal Scroggins was shot and killed as he and four other lawmen investigated an incident in which a known criminal had brandished a weapon. When they located the man they ordered him to drop his shotgun. One of the deputies the shot him twice as he raised the shotgun. Although wounded, the suspect opened fire, killing Marshal Scroggins.  Marshal Scroggins had served with the Colusa Police Department for 27 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.

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