Bio & Incident Details
Age: 22
Tour: 3 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 3/31/1966
Weapon: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect: Sentenced to 10 to 20 years
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Patrolman Wentling was shot and killed while approaching a stolen vehicle occupied by three juveniles at a used car lot. The boys were captured five hours later by state troopers in Corry, Pennsylvania, after a chase which ended when their stolen vehicle crashed.
The 15 year-old suspect who fired the fatal shot was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 10 to 20 years on April 24, 1967.
Patrolman Wentling was single and had served with the agency for three months.
