Clay County Sheriff's Office, Iowa
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 20, 1929
Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: March 20, 1929
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Never apprehended
Deputy Louis Dayton died as the result of being severely beaten while conducting an investigation into illegal liquor manufacturing behind a building. A suspect attacked and severely beat him. He was able to make it home where he died a short time later.
Deputy Dayton had served with the agency for 20 years.