Deputy Sheriff
Ova Earl Vaughn
Johnson County Sheriff's Department
Saturday, June 25, 1938
Ova Earl Vaughn
Johnson County Sheriff's Department
Saturday, June 25, 1938
Age: 46
Served: 1 year, 6 months
Badge #:
Served: 1 year, 6 months
Badge #:
Panel 15E, Line 23
Panel L23, Line 10
Incident Details
Cause of Death:Electrocuted
Date/Time of Incident:
Saturday, June 25, 1938
10:00 pm
Incident to Death Duration:
Same day
Incident Location:
State Road 135 north of Whiteland Road, Bargersville
Incident County:
Johnson
Incident Township:
White River
Weapon Used:
None
Suspect Disposition:
None
Burial Place:
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Franklin
Deputy Sheriff Ova Vaughn was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live utility line with 6,900 volts of electricity while directing traffic at an accident scene.
A 45-year-old man, who was a passing motorist that stopped to assist, was also killed when he came in contact with the same utility line.
Deputy Sheriff Vaughn, from Franklin, was survived by his wife, 17-year-old son, sister and father.
Johnson County Sheriff's Department
Deputy Sheriff Vaughn