Mount Airy Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, February 25, 1971
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 25, 1971
Weapon Used: Handgun; .25 caliber
Suspect Info: paroled in 1991
Detective Boggs was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle that had just been stolen from a local dealership. The suspect shot Detective Boggs four times before fleeing to Carroll County, Virginia, where he was taken into custody.
The suspect was returned to North Carolina where he was convicted of murdering Detective Boggs and sentenced to life in prison. He was paroled on January 22, 1991.
Detective Boggs had served with the agency for 4 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.