Colorado Department of Corrections, Colorado
End of Watch: Monday, August 15, 1994
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 3 years, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: August 15, 1994
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Marc Perse was killed when he fell 90 feet from a repelling tower during training for the Special Operations Response Team.
He and other instructors were preparing for a class they were teaching at the United States Air Force Academy when he fell from the climbing tower in the fieldhouse.
Sergeant Perse had served with the Colorado Department of Corrections for 3-1/2 years and was assigned to the Territorial Correctional Facility. He was survived by his wife.