Wayne H. Peters.
Deputy Sheriff Wayne Peters was shot and killed when he went to the Tower Motel, on Route 44, one mile south of Rushville, at the request of the owner. Upon entering the motel's office at 7:10 p.m., the owner shot Deputy Peters twice in the chest before he could draw his weapon. The sheriff, who arrived after Deputy Peters, was shot twice. When he returned fire, the suspect fled. Responding officers were able to apprehend the suspect. The suspect was upset that he had been awakened by Deputy Peters and the FBI when they arrested one of the guests. The man was sentenced to 30 years in prison and has since died. Deputy Peters was a United States Navy WWII and Korean War veteran and had served with the Rush County Sheriff's Department for six years.
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In tribute
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 Sheriff Peters gave the Rush County Sheriff's Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rushville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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