Roll of Honor
Calloway Branson Garner
Incident
Location: Tennessee Weapon: Gun; Unknown type Offender: Not available
Special Deputy Marshal Calloway Garner was shot and killed when he and a posse attempted to arrest a moonshiner in Hardin County, Tennessee.
The posse had surrounded the house when gunfire erupted, and Special Deputy Garner was fatally shot. A second deputy marshal was wounded.
Special Deputy Garner was survived by his wife and eight children.
Survivors
Special Deputy Garner was survived by his wife and eight children.
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Special Deputy Marshal Garner served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Deputy Marshal Calloway Branson Garner 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Calloway Branson Garner's cause is highlighted.
How Calloway Branson Garner Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Calloway Branson Garner was killed by gun; unknown type.
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