Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal David Ogsbury was shot and killed by a suspect wanted by another local sheriff. The suspect was captured by a mob and lynched.
Marshal Ogsbury had served with the Silverton Police Department for only three months.
He is buried at the Guilderland Cemetery in Altamont, Albany County, New York.
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145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Marshal Ogsbury served with the Silverton Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Silverton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Marshal David Clayton Ogsbury is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Clayton Ogsbury's cause is highlighted.
How David Clayton Ogsbury Compares
Offender Outcome
Lynched by mob
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. David Clayton Ogsbury is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. David Clayton Ogsbury was killed by gun; unknown type.