Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Martin Randolph and Chief Deputy Edward Furry of the Clark County Sheriff's 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. Patrolman Randolph was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Springfield Police Department for eight years. He was survived by his wife. He was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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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.
Patrolman Randolph gave the Springfield Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield 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
Martin P. Randolph served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Martin P. Randolph 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 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 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Springfield Police Department, 4 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Martin P. Randolph's cause is highlighted.
How Martin P. Randolph Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1939
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Martin P. Randolph is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Martin P. Randolph was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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