Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch: Saturday, August 23, 1975
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 23, 1975
Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect Info: Charged with murder
Deputy Sheriff Roby Fairchild was shot and killed while arresting two men for public drunkenness at a store on Route 201 in Sitka, Kentucky. While arresting the two men, a man and wife began to argue with Deputy Fairchild, and then went to their apartment.
As Deputy Fairchild walked the men to their car one of the people he had argued with opened fire from their apartment window, striking Deputy Fairchild in the back. The man and woman were both arrested and charged with murder.
Deputy Fairchild was a part-time deputy with the Johnson County Sheriff's Department.