Michigan Department of Corrections, Michigan
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 25, 1973
Age: 55
Tour of Duty: 26 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: September 25, 1973
Weapon Used: Edged weapon
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Correctional Officer Earl DeMarse was stabbed to death by an inmate at the Marquette Branch Prison.
The stabbing took place only 15 minutes into his shift at 6:15 a.m. The prisoner who stabbed him was sentenced to life in prison and transferred to a different facility, where he later stabbed and wounded another officer.
Officer DeMarse was a United States Army Air Forces WWII veteran and had served with the Michigan Department of Corrections for 26 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, two brothers, and a granddaughter.
The Earl F. DeMarse Training Academy was named in his memory.