Colin W. Morgan

Colin Wayne Morgan (b. October 7, 1950) was a Fairfax County Police Officer from January 1973 to August 1994.

Early life and education

Morgan attended Thomas A. Edison High School, where he played on the football team as a linebacker and also was on the wrestling team, and graduated in 1969.

Career

After working for the Washington, D.C. Police Department from June 1970 to December 1972, Morgan joined FCPD in January of 1973.

Early on the morning of August 1, 1977 Corporal Morgan and Officer Maurice J. Painter, Jr. fatally shot 24-year-old robbery suspect Michael L. Owen on Holmes Run Road in Falls Church when Owen pointed a double-barreled shotgun at Painter.[1]

In February 1980, Morgan and another off-duty officer arrested Linda and Michael Oliver and Steven, Mark, and Brenda Burney after the Olivers struck a van in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at the intersection of Hummer Road and Little River Turnpike in Annandale. When the Olivers attempted to leave, Morgan arrested them, and then was accosted by the Burneys.[2]

The Olivers and Burneys sued Morgan in U.S. District Court in May 1981 for $2.75 million.[2] However, the jury in that case sided with Morgan, awarding him judgements totaling $1400; $500 against Mark Burney and Michael Oliver and $400 against Linda Oliver.[3]

Following his retirement from FCPD in August 1994, Morgan taught aspiring police officers in the Fairfax County Public Schools system until June 1997, when he moved to Florida.

Morgan worked for the Winter Springs Police Department as a school resource officer from June 1997 to May of 1998. He next worked at Seminole State College as the law enforcement program director for the police academy from 1998 to 2004.

Morgan later worked as Deputy Chief of the Lake Mary Police Department in Lake Mary, Florida, from 2004 to 2017.

Personal

On June 23, 1973, Morgan married Jane Newell Worden.

References

  1. ↑ Boodman, Sandra. "Man Fatally Shot in Clash with 2 Fairfax Policemen." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Aug 02 1977. ProQuest. Web. 23 Jan. 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 White, Ronald D. "Five Sue Fairfax County, Police for $2.75 Million." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. May 21 1981. ProQuest. Web. 23 Jan. 2018 .
  3. ↑ Smith, Philip. "Police Ordered to Bare Records." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Oct 17 1981. ProQuest. Web. 23 Jan. 2018.