Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Ohio
End of Watch: Saturday, October 21, 1944
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 18, 1944
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Special Deputy Elmore Pressley succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier while attempting to arrest a man who was armed with a rifle and caused a disturbance.
The man was shot and killed the following year while being arrested on an unrelated charge by members of the Gary, Indiana, Police Department.
Deputy Pressley had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for one year. He was survived by his wife.