Spencer Allen Englett
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Deputy Sheriff II

Spencer Allen Englett

Illness
End of Watch April 4, 2019
Age 29
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

His Life

Deputy Sheriff Spencer Englett suffered a traumatic medical event while participating in a training exercise at the Basic Police Officer Training Program at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Jasper, Georgia.

He collapsed during the exercise and was immediately attended to by training staff and medical personnel. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away a short time later.

Deputy Englett had served with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office for two years and had previously served with the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office and Oconee County Sheriff's Office for six years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff II Englett gave the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cumming community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff II Englett.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Cumming, Forsyth County, GA
Platform Identity fcso.forsyth.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 4, 2019
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

His Life Details

Cause Illness

Deputy Sheriff II Spencer Allen Englett is one of 3,037 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.3% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In GA, 63 of 903 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 9.3%.

At Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
1
of 4 officers
25% Illness
GA — Statewide
63
of 903 officers
7% Illness
Nationwide
3,037
of 32,587 officers
9.3% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Spencer Allen Englett's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,095 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Spencer Allen Englett Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Spencer Allen Englett is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location