Xenia Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch Thursday, December 21, 1922
Add to My HeroesElvas Matthews
Officer Elvas Matthews was shot and killed while walking his beat in downtown Xenia. A suspect approached him from behind and shot him without provocation.
The suspect was arrested a short time later after he boasted to friends that two notches on the butt of his pistol represented two dead police officers. It was determined that he had murdered Patrolman Emery McCreight, of the Wilmington Police Department, on February 15th, 1922.
The suspect was convicted of Patrolman McCreight's murder and sentenced to life in prison on February 20th, 1923. He was paroled on July 30th, 1945.
Officer Matthews had only served with the agency for three months. He is buried at Lawshe Cemetery, Adams County, Ohio.
Bio
- Age 28
- Tour 3 months
- Badge 1
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Paroled in 1945
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Patrolman Emery Elsunth McCreight
Wilmington Police Department, OH
EOW: February 15, 1922
Most Recent Reflection
View all 6 ReflectionsNEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Ohio Attorney Generals Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Police Officer Elvas Matthews of the Xenia Police Department, Ohio and the additional 83 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.
Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
December 21, 2020
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