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W. D. Kechi Johnson

Case from Gila, NM dated Aug 27, 1900

Victim Details

W. D. Kechi Johnson

Male

Gila

NM

1900-08-27

W.

D. Kechi Johnson

07/06/2026

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On August 27, 1900, Chief Deputy W. D. 'Kechi' Johnson of the Grant County Sheriff's Office in New Mexico was fatally ambushed along Whitewater Creek in the Upper Gila region. At the time, he was executing court papers and had arrested a 25-year-old man named Ralph Jenks.

While escorting Jenks, Deputy Johnson was attacked by an unknown assailant who fired upon him, resulting in his death. The specifics of the ambush, including the identity of the shooter and the motive behind the attack, ...
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