Beebe Police Department, Arkansas
End of Watch Wednesday, August 2, 1911
Add to My HeroesAdrain V. Mercing
City Marshal Adrain Mercing was beaten to death in retaliation for his testimony to a grand jury as part of a bootlegging investigation.
The subject who had been indicted as part of the investigation located Marshal Mercing eating his dinner in a restaurant and called out to him. When Marshal Mercing approached him the man attacked him unprovoked and beat him on the head with a pistol, fracturing his skull.
The man fled the area after the assault.
Marshal Mercing had served with the Beebe Police Department for several years.
Bio
- Age 48
- Tour 3 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Assault
- Weapon Blunt object
- Offender Not available
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