Waycross Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Sunday, April 9, 1944
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 8
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 9, 1944
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Captain Pierce Farr was shot and killed when he and another officer attempted to arrest a suspect wanted for murder in Florida.
The suspect was apprehended but later shot and killed when he attacked guards while being transferred from one facility to another.