Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Samuel Garbett was shot and killed when he and the police chief responded to a report of a man breaking into a residence and assaulting a woman. Upon arriving on the scene the officers and suspect exchanged gunfire. Detective Garbett and the suspect were both fatally wounded. The chief was seriously wounded but recovered.
Survivors
Detective Garbett was survived by his wife and 11 children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Garbett gave the Pocatello Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pocatello community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Garbett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Samuel George Garbett 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 ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 62 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Pocatello Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel George Garbett's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel George Garbett Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel George Garbett is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Samuel George Garbett was killed by gun.
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