Marysville Police Department, California
End of Watch: Monday, September 6, 1915
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 6, 1915
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1916
Officer Sperbeck was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had robbed a citizen earlier in the day. A posse of officers and citizens located the suspect and arrested him.
The suspect was convicted of murder and hanged on September 1, 1916.
Officer Sperbeck had been with the agency for 14 years.