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Correctional Officer Wayne Thomas "Cotton" Morgan, aged 56, was fatally shot on August 9, 2005, while performing his duties at the Roane County Courthouse in Kingston, Tennessee. Officer Morgan, a dedicated veteran of the Tennessee Department of Corrections with 28 years of service, was shot in the abdomen by Jennifer Hyatte, the wife of an inmate named George Hyatte. The incident occurred during a routine prisoner transfer when Jennifer Hyatte ambushed Officer Morgan and his partner, Larry Harr ...Read More
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Correctional Wayne Thomas Cotton
Male
White / Caucasian
Kingston
TN
2005-08-09
28
Wayne
Thomas Cotton
11/22/2025
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I came across Officer Cotton Morgan's case recently, and I can't stop thinking about his incredible ... ...Read More
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