Shelburn Town Marshal Clarence M. Kistner, 43, was killed on February 10, 1979, after an altercation outside a Farmersburg tavern while assisting officers with a suspected drunk driver. During the struggle the suspect gained control of Kistner’s .357-caliber revolver and a single, fatal shot was fired, striking the marshal.

Kistner was a United States Navy veteran who served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and had been with the Shelburn Police Department for over two years. A deputy sheriff involved in the incident apprehended the suspect at the scene; a passenger in the suspect’s vehicle was arrested for public intoxication. The suspect was charged with murder and later received a 40-year prison sentence; he was released in 2000 after serving part of that term.

Are there people who knew Marshal Kistner or who remember the February 1979 incident and can share details?