End of Watch: 12/17/1977
Age: 27
Years of Service: 1
Cause of Death: Gunfire
National Memorial Panel: 28-E: 16
While on a traffic stop late in the evening, Trooper Presbury was shot four times with a .45 caliber weapon by a suspect. He died several days later without regaining consciousness. The incident occurred on the northbound shoulder of Maryland State Route 3 (Crain Highway), 1/3 mile south of Md. Rt. 176 (Dorsey Road).