Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Floyd Settles was shot and killed when he responded to a bank robbery alarm in Cumberland at 11:03 a.m. After receiving the alarm, Deputy Settles was shot as soon as he entered the bank. A bank employee was taken hostage when the subjects left the bank with over $11,000. She was pushed out of their moving vehicle a block away. Deputy Settles was transported to Community Hospital, where he died 2 hours later from a gunshot to the back of the head. Two suspects were arrested within the following days. Both suspects were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. One never sought parole and died in prison. On January 19, 2016, the Indiana Parole Board voted unanimously to deny the shooter his parole for the sixth time. He was denied parole again in January 2021. He died in prison in 2024. Deputy Settles was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Marion County Sheriff's Department for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his daughter, mother, and sister.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Settles gave the Marion County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Floyd Thomas Settles served in the Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Floyd Thomas Settles is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Marion County Sheriff's Dept., 9 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Floyd Thomas Settles's cause is highlighted.
How Floyd Thomas Settles Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Floyd Thomas Settles is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Floyd Thomas Settles was killed by gun; unknown type.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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