Howell County Sheriff's Office, Missouri
End of Watch: Saturday, December 19, 1931
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 19, 1931
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Sheriff C. Roy Kelly was shot and killed by two members of the Barker Gang while investigating a suspicious car. One of the suspects was responsible for the murder of Chief Manley Jackson, of the Pocahontas Police Department, Arkansas.
This suspect was later shot and killed by FBI agents. The second suspect was apprehended and committed suicide in 1979.
Sheriff Kelly was survived by his wife.