DEADLY AFFRAYS

BY

Robert Ernst & George Stumpf

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The United States Marshals Service became the first federal law enforcement organization when President George Washington signed into law the Judiciary Act on September 24, 1789.  The Act established the federal judicial system and authorized the appointments of federal judges, clerks and marshals.  It also authorized U.S. Marshals to carry out all orders issued by the federal courts,  Congress or the President.

The United States Marshals Service has lost more personnel to violence than any other federal law enforcement agency. Robert Forsyth, one of the original thirteen appointees, was the first Marshal killed in the line of duty; he was shot to death when he went to a house occupied by a Baptist minister to serve civil papers.  Since Forsyth's death, at least 287 additional officers have met violent deaths in almost every imaginable way.

These are the stories of those men who died in the line of duty, serving their communities and their country, until they became involved in Deadly Affrays.

Robert R. Ernst

Robert R. Ernst served as a police officer in Michigan before moving to Oklahoma where he and his wife own and operate a bail bond and fugitive recovery business.  He has published several articles for historical organizations such as WOLA, NOLA and OKLAHOMBRES.  He has a wife and two children and makes his home in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

George R. Stumpf

George R. Stumpf served in the U.S. Air Force and the South Tucson (Arizona) Police Department before joining the United States Marshals Service as a Deputy U.S. Marshal.  He served for 27 years in Arizona and Wyoming, retiring in 1998. He is the co-author of the book BADGES OF THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS.  He has a wife and three children and lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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