Garnett Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 22, 1947
Age: 70
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 22, 1947
Weapon Used: Handgun; .32 caliber
Suspect Info: Found not guilty by reason of insanity
Chief Payne was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle for speeding. As he talked with the driver the man shot him. The suspect was apprehended but shot and wounded the undersheriff and fire chief while in custody. The suspect was drunk at the time of the shootings.
The suspect, a 28 year old World War II veteran, was found not guilty by reason of insanity on October 22, 1947, and committed to Larned State Mental Hospital.