On the evening of August 28, 2012, a traffic stop near the Wallback exit on Interstate 79 in Clay County, West Virginia, ended in an ambush that killed 42-year-old Corporal Marshall Lee Bailey. Bailey, a White trooper with 17 years in the West Virginia State Police, and his partner Trooper Eric Workman had arrested an intoxicated driver after pulling him over for reckless driving. The suspect, concealed 9mm pistol not found during the initial search, retrieved the gun from the back of the patrol car and opened fire on the officers.

After shooting both troopers, the assailant exited the patrol car, took Corporal Bailey’s service weapon, and shot a tow truck driver who was later able to call for help. The gunman then hid in a ditch and wounded a Roane County deputy when officers arrived. Responding officers returned fire and killed the suspect at the scene. Corporal Bailey died at the scene; Trooper Workman died at a hospital two days later. Does anyone have information about that night or knew Corporal Bailey and can add details about him?