Headstone of Glayton Mitchell Parker
U.S. Army · United States United States

Glayton Mitchell Parker

1990

Glayton Mitchell Parker served the U.S. Army for 21 years. Glayton served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.

How He Died
Manner Homicide
Cause Gunshot wound
Mechanism Firearm
What Happened
Deputy Glayton Parker was shot in the face and killed with a high powered rifle while attempting to serve a misdemeanor warrant because the suspect failed to show up for a court-ordered mental evaluation.

After more than two years of mental evaluations, the supect was determined to be competent and a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. The conviction and life sentence was reversed two years later. He was later found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to the Lakeshore Mental Health Institute.
Glayton Mitchell Parker
Glayton Mitchell Parker
Service Record
U.S. Army
1957 – 1978
Vietnam War Cold War
Also Served
Sullivan County Sheriff's Department
Patrolman
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