On the evening of September 11, 1977, when I was stationed in Bethany, I was met with Daviess County Sheriff Leland Houghton in Gilman City. Harrison County Deputy Sheriff Leon Riggs and I had traveled to Gilman City to investigate a burglary that had happened on the Daviess and Harrison county line. I remember it was late in the evening when we finished and Sheriff Houghton headed back to Gallatin. In less than one hour I was notified that Sheriff Houghton had been shot and killed at a residence in Lake Viking. Sheriff Houghton was well respected as a law enforcement officer. In fact, his son, Tom, was later elected sheriff of Daviess County and served for four terms.