Local Artists Creates Tribute For Fallen Deputy Riley

An area musician has released a tribute to Wayne County Deputy Sean Riley.

The song, titled Badge 96-6 was released on Friday by Dylan Wolfe. Wolfe is a Clay City Native and currently is a Nashville Recording Artist. According to the Dylan Wolfe Music Facebook Page, over 25,000 streams of the song took place on day one the song was out. Deputy Sean Riley was killed in the midst of a Midwest crime spree on I-64 in December of 2021, leaving a wife without her husband and 3 children without their father. The individual suspected of shooting Riley, Ray Tate is currently in Menard Correctional Facility and will have a status hearing this week in Wayne County Court. Tate originally pled guilty to several murder charges according to court documents and withdrew his guilty plea in May of 2022.