Constable
Frank Orlando Ury
Grant County Sheriff's Department
Saturday, September 15, 1928
Frank Orlando Ury
Grant County Sheriff's Department
Saturday, September 15, 1928
Age: 74
Served: 18 years
Badge #:
Served: 18 years
Badge #:
Panel 45W, Line 29 (2014)
Panel L30, Line 13 (2014)
Incident Details
Cause of Death:Gunfire
Date/Time of Incident:
Saturday, September 15, 1928
09:15 pm
Incident to Death Duration:
Same day
Incident Location:
1536 West Factory Avenue, Marion
Incident County:
Grant
Incident Township:
Franklin
Weapon Used:
Revolver
Suspect Disposition:
Died in prison
Burial Place:
Estates of Serenity, Marion
Constable Frank Ury was shot and killed while attempting to serve a writ of ejectment on a subject for non-payment of $50 worth of rent.
The man barricaded himself inside his home where he shot and wounded Grant County Deputy Sheriff Fred Certain, who died three days later at Grant County Hospital.
The 67-year-old suspect was subsequently convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison where he died in 1942.
Constable Ury, from Marion, was the appointed Center Township constable. He was survived by his wife and stepdaughter.
Historical Notes • Constable Ury is the second-oldest known officer killed in the line of duty in Indiana.• This incident was one of 24 which resulted in the line of duty deaths of two officers.Township constables were created during the Indiana Territory and continued to exist after statehood until they were abolished in 1976. Constables had police powers to make arrests and were appointed or elected to their positions at the township level with countywide jurisdiction. Since 1975, constables are only authorized by state law in Marion County townships having a small claims court where they are elected to office. |
Grant County Sheriff's Department
Constable Ury