Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Nathan Suitter died after falling from the running board of a car while escorting a group of juveniles to the county jail.
He had arrested the juveniles for underage drinking. Sheriff Suitter was transported to a nearby hospital suffering a fractured skull. He died two days later.
Sheriff Suitter had served with the Gem County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Suitter gave the Gem County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Emmett community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Suitter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Nathan Herbert Suitter is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ID, 21 of 71 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nathan Herbert Suitter's cause is highlighted.
How Nathan Herbert Suitter Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nathan Herbert Suitter is highlighted in May.