| Reserve Deputy Sheriff Ray Mallory Kern County Sheriff's Department California End of Watch: Tuesday, August 16, 1983 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: 14 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Date of Incident: Tuesday, August 16, 1983 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Reserve Deputy Mallory and Pilot Lansing Warren were killed in a plane crash as they participated in a search and rescue operation attempting to locate a downed plane. The aircraft in which Deputy Mallory was flying entered a canyon and was struck by a downdraft, which pushed it into a canyon wall. Related Line of Duty Deaths |