Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sweet was shot and killed after attempting to stop the ambush of another Deputy. When Deputy sweet learned of a plot to ambush another Deputy City Marshal he informed that Deputy of the plot, deputized two men and confronted the two suspects. A gunfight ensued and Deputy Sweet was shot and killed by one suspects with a shotgun. Both men were eventually apprehended but acquitted at trial.
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145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy City Marshal Sweet gave the Belton Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Belton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy City Marshal Albertus Sweet is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albertus Sweet's cause is highlighted.
How Albertus Sweet Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albertus Sweet is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albertus Sweet was killed by shotgun.
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