On May 3, 1986, Deputy Sheriff Carl L. Darling Jr., 35, was killed while on duty in Otsego, Michigan. Darling had served with the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office for three years. He picked up a pedestrian he intended to help, and that person abducted him and then fatally shot him.

The suspect fled Michigan and traveled to Georgia. A Georgia Bureau of Investigation special agent located the suspect and, during a confrontation, shot and killed him, so the person accused of murdering Deputy Darling never faced trial. Deputy Darling was survived by his wife and two children.

Are there any local recollections or details about Deputy Darling, his service, or the circumstances of that night that could add to the record?