Clay City Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch: Sunday, September 17, 1967
Age: 73
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 17, 1967
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Marshal Perry Haviland was shot and killed with his own weapon while struggling with a burglary suspect behind a Clay City store.
The suspect, a 25-year-old ex-convict, was identified as a result of notes that Marshal Haviland had written down when he pulled his patrol car behind the suspect's vehicle. Four days later he surrendered to police in El Paso, Texas. On October 30, 1967, he was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life.
Marshal Haviland had served with the Clay City Police Department for five years.