West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
End of Watch Wednesday, September 17, 1980
Add to My HeroesJohn Earl Peacock
Chief Deputy Peacock and Sheriff Thomas Auger were killed in an airplane accident while en route to Big Springs, Texas, to extradite a prisoner. The prisoner had escaped from the West Carroll Parish Jail several years earlier.
The plane took off during a severe thunderstorm and crashed only minutes into its flight. Sheriff Auger, Chief Deputy Peacock, and two local farmers who were accompanying them, were killed.
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Incident Details
- Cause Aircraft accident
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