Carlos Mentril Hall
Deputy Sheriff

Carlos Mentril Hall

Cardiac
End of Watch August 20, 1965
Age 55
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Carlos Hall suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with two intoxicated female inmates in a holding cell in Bluff, Utah.

He suffered minor injuries during the scuffle and drove himself home. Upon arriving home he began to suffer chest pains and asked his wife to call for an ambulance. He died while being transported to a hospital in Monticello.

Deputy Hall was survived by his wife and eight children.

Survivors

Deputy Hall was survived by his wife and eight children.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hall served with the San Juan County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Monticello community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hall.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location Monticello, San Juan County, UT
Platform Identity sjcso.sanjuan.ut.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 20, 1965
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack
Weapon Person

Deputy Sheriff Carlos Mentril Hall is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In UT, 1 of 138 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 0.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At San Juan County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

San Juan County Sheriff's Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
UT — Statewide
1
of 138 officers
0.7% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carlos Mentril Hall's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Carlos Mentril Hall Compares

Age at Death
55
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Carlos Mentril Hall is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location

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