Otsego County Sheriff's Office, Michigan
End of Watch: Saturday, May 3, 1986
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 15
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 3, 1986
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Deputy Darling was shot and killed while transporting a pedestrian he had picked up. The suspect abducted Deputy Darling and then shot him.
The suspect in Deputy Darling's murder fled to Georgia where he was shot and killed by a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Deputy Darling had served with the agency for 3 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.