Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Deputy Sheriff Edward Furry and Patrolman Martin Randolph of the Springfield Police Department were shot and killed while attempting to arrest two men wanted for robbery and kidnapping. The suspects were located at a cottage at Crystal Lake. As the deputies and officers entered the cottage, the suspects opened fire, mortally wounding Chief Deputy Furry and Patrolman Randolph and wounding a third officer. Patrolman Randolph was taken to City Hospital where he died. One of the suspects was shot and killed at the scene, and another was wounded and arrested. The remaining two suspects were eventually apprehended in Michigan and returned to Ohio. All three were sentenced to death and executed in the electric chair at the Ohio State Penitentiary on April 19th, 1939. The suspect who was shot and killed had previously served 11 years in prison for murdering Patrolman Harrison L. Boyd of the Marietta Police Department, Ohio, on January 11th, 1925. He had been paroled on December 6th, 1936. Chief Deputy Furry had served with the Clark County Sheriff's Office for five years and previously served with the Akron Police Department and the Cleveland Division of Police.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Furry gave the Clark County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Furry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Sheriff Edward Furry is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 57.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Clark County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Furry's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Furry Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Furry is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward Furry was killed by gun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Clark County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
