Town Marshal William Lacey suffered a fatal heart attack while assisting to arrest a subject for intoxication.

   As a deputy marshal was engaged in a struggle to arrest a man, Marshal Lacey came to assist him. The struggle continued and blows were exchanged with one striking Marshal Lacey directly over the heart.

   The officers were able to subdue the 19-year-old man and take him to the town jail. About 30 minutes later, Marshal Lacey complained of being exhausted, began walking to his residence and about three or four blocks from his home, he collapsed and died.

   Town Marshal Lacey was elected to a one-year term and survived by his wife, son, two daughters, three brothers and sister.

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This officer, discovered in 2023, has not been submitted for consideration as an eligible line of duty death to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund by the Eaton Town Marshal's Office.

Read more on our research at Honoring Our Fallen Town Marshals.