Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police James Burnett succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when his patrol car was struck head-on by another vehicle. The chief was returning a prisoner to the city from the county courthouse when the accident occurred. The prisoner and the driver of the other vehicle were both killed instantly. Chief Burnett had served with the Guin Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Burnett gave the Guin Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Guin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Burnett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police James Burton Burnett is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Guin Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Burton Burnett's cause is highlighted.
How James Burton Burnett Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Burton Burnett is highlighted in Jul.
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