Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Jeffrey Garrett suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a 2-mile training run with other officers in Westgate Recreational Park shortly after 8:00 am.
They had just completed the run and were talking when Sergeant Garrett suddenly collapsed. The other officers immediately began CPR until medics arrived. He was transported to Flowers Hospital where he passed away.
Sergeant Garrett was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Dothan Police Department for 22 years and was assigned as the training supervisor.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, and two stepchildren.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-AL-B757D846- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Jeffrey. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Garrett gave the Dothan Police Department 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dothan community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jeffrey Wayne Garrett served in the Marine Corps (1985â1989) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Jeffrey Wayne Garrett is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 30 of 643 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Dothan Police Dept., 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeffrey Wayne Garrett's cause is highlighted.
How Jeffrey Wayne Garrett Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Jeffrey Wayne Garrett is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
4 officers from Dothan Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
