Jack Hudson was convicted in 1997 of murder and sentenced to life in prison. That he would have loved to play with his grandkids, which makes the 4th of July very bittersweet now. We love you for it, we honor you, we will meet again,” said the then Governor Fife Symington at Crowe’s service.Ĭrowe’s wife said it’s still hard for her and the girls to talk about but that he would have loved to see the wonderful women his daughters grew up to be. “Sergeant Michael Crowe, you gave us strength and courage. She described him as an amazing husband and father, and the impact he left on Arizona was felt by all he worked with, even the top leader in our state. His wife, Stephany, told Arizona’s Family on the phone Tuesday that even 28 years later, this holiday doesn’t get easier for her and their two daughters, who are now in their 40s. I don’t,” said former Yuma County Sheriff Ralph Ogden at the time.Īt Mike Crowe’s service, his two daughters were just 12 and 14 years old as they walked behind his casket. “I wish I could get in his head wish I knew what he was thinking. Hudson was arrested in the parking lot by a deputy who served as a role model to others in the department, according to the sheriff at the time. Video from inside the task force office shows bloody shoe prints left behind moments after Hudson went on his deadly rampage. That’s when police said the three ran into a fellow undercover deputy, who began firing a 9mm weapon. On the 4th of July, Elkins, Crowe and another law enforcement officials went to the building to account for all the evidence room keys and, once inside, found safes broken into and destroyed and multiple offices ransacked. Days before the shooting, authorities discovered items were missing from the evidence room, so they installed a video camera.
Hudson had been on the Southwest Border Alliance narcotics task force with Elkins and Crowe and had been working undercover.
The convicted killer? A Yuma County Sheriff’s deputy named Jack Hudson. That audio is haunting and heartbreaking because just moments later, Elkins was shot and killed along with Department of Public Safety Sgt. “Hurry up! Hurry, he’s shooting guns…he’s firing rounds…hurry up!” you can hear in his 911 call. Dan Elkins was used to responding to 911 calls, not making them. It happened in 1995 -28 years ago in Yuma, and the holiday is still difficult for the families who lived this and lost their own. PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - It’s a true crime story involving stolen evidence, an undercover cop gone bad, and two law enforcement officers gunned down while trying to get help.
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