Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho
End of Watch Monday, January 5, 1981
Add to My HeroesWilliam Harlan Pogue
Game Warden Bill Pogue and Game Warden Conley Elms were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a poacher at a campsite along the South Fork in Owyhee County.
The suspect was captured 15 months later. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 30 years. Despite escaping prison and being on the run for a year, he was released from prison in February 2005.
Warden Pogue had served with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game for 25 years.
Bio
- Age 50
- Tour 25 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Rifle; .22 caliber
- Offender Released in February 2005
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