On April 6, 1972, Clay County Sheriff Douglas Lucian Batey, 50, and two deputies, Glendal Ray Archer and Troy Key, went to a residence outside McDougal, Arkansas, to serve a warrant for assault with intent to kill. As the officers stepped out of their vehicle, the man they were seeking, 52-year-old Elbert Ray Bert Grissom, opened fire with a 12-gauge shotgun. Sheriff Batey and Deputy Archer were killed at the scene. Deputy Key was critically wounded and died ten days later from his injuries.

Grissom was found soon after sitting on the tailgate of his truck and taken into custody without further violence. He was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and convicted on all counts. He received a life sentence. Sheriff Batey was survived by his wife and two children.

Did anyone in the area have contact with these officers or remember the events around that April serving of the warrant?