Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Glenn Reynolds and Deputy Sheriff William Holmes were shot and killed and another deputy was shot and seriously wounded while taking several outlaws to the Yuma Territorial Prison in Yuma, Arizona. The deputies and the sheriff were overpowered when they let the prisoners out of the prison wagon to give the horses an easier walk on an incline. Two of the suspects were later killed and three others arrested and tried for the murders. The leader of the gang that murdered the two was known as the Apache Kid. The following year he was also responsible for the murder of Chief Ben Williams, of the Bisbee Police Department. The Apache Kid was a former sergeant of the U.S. Army's Indian Scouts who assisted General George Crook in the capture of Geronimo. He was later charged with desertion and murder following a drunken riot in which several Indians were killed. In 1888, he was sent to Alcatraz, but his conviction was overturned one year later. Soon afterward, he and several other Indians were re-arrested and again convicted of the charges. While being transported to the Yuma Territorial Prison, they escaped, resulting in the murders of Sheriff Glenn Reynolds and Deputy William Holmes. For the next five years, the Apache Kid and his fellow warriors went along the U.S.-Mexican border, committing murders and other crimes along both sides of the border. The Apache Kid mysteriously disappeared in 1894.
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Tributes
137 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Reynolds served with the Gila County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Globe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Glenn Reynolds is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Gila County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Glenn Reynolds's cause is highlighted.
How Glenn Reynolds Compares
Offender Outcome
Two shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Glenn Reynolds is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Glenn Reynolds was killed by gun; unknown type.
Others Who Wore This Badge
7 officers from Gila County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
