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Detective Sergeant Marshall White was shot and killed by a juvenile who had broken into a home. Neighbors called police after hearing glass breaking and seeing a juvenile enter a house on Quincy Street. Sergeant White and five other officers responded to the break in. He and three officers entered the house and proceeded down a hallway leading to the bedrooms. As they were halfway down the hallway, the suspect came out of a bedroom armed with a .32-caliber carbine. Sergeant White attempted to talk the suspect into surrendering the rifle. The suspect fired the rifle and struck Sergeant White in the abdomen. The suspect retreated into the bedroom and the two officers were able to take Sergeant White outside where he was transported to a local hospital. Detective Sergeant Marshall White died three days later from his wounds. The officers remaining on the scene were able to talk the suspect into surrendering. The juvenile suspect was charged as a juvenile with felonious assault, escape from a juvenile facility, larceny, and third-degree burglary prior to Sergeant White’s death. After his death, he was charged with first-degree murder. To avoid the death penalty the 17-year-old suspect pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. He escaped from prison four times between 1965 and 1972. Each time he was captured within a few days. He was paroled December 14, 1976. On October 31, 1977, he was shot and critically wounded by a deputy sheriff when he ignored the officer's command to halt as he fled from a Salt Lake City grocery store he had just robbed. Detective Sergeant Marshall White was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and served fifteen years as a law enforcement officer.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three sons and four daughters.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Sergeant White gave the Ogden Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ogden community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Military Service
Marshall N. White served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Ogden Police Department has lost 10 officers; 9 of them killed feloniously.
Marshall is one of 84 officers killed feloniously in UT, 60.9% of the 138 remembered there.
Marshall is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Marshall is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1963, 1 officer at Ogden Police Department was killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1963, 1 officer in UT was killed feloniously, the 18th heaviest of 62 years on record. The heaviest was 1913, with 6.
In 1963, 71 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 100th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1963, 71 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 106th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Marshall was 54. Of the 9 killed feloniously at Ogden Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 41; the middle age was 35. Marshall had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Marshall was 54. Of the 78 killed feloniously in UT whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 47; the middle age was 39. Marshall had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Marshall was 54. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Marshall had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Marshall was 54. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Marshall had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
October holds 22.2% of these deaths at Ogden Police Department; May holds the most, 33.3%. Fridays: 22.2%.
October holds 10.7% of these deaths in UT; May holds the most, 14.3%. Fridays: 14.3%.
October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.
October holds 7.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Fridays: 14.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 90% of all 10 deaths at Ogden Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 11.1% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 60.9% of all 138 deaths in UT, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 14.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.3% of these deaths.
His people
Ogden Police Department has 10 officers remembered here, Marshall among them.
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William A. Brown
Apr 30, 1899
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James David Snipes
Oct 24, 1903
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Albert G. Smalley
Apr 7, 1920
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Charles Manzel
May 9, 1921
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Joseph Horald Quigley
Jul 12, 1935
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Hoyt L. Gates
Feb 11, 1941
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Clarence M. Bean
May 1, 1945
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Marshall N. White
Oct 18, 1963
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Jared Daniel Francom
Jan 5, 2012
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Nathan James Lyday
May 28, 2020
Military Service
Marshall N. White served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-E
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