Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Gerald Foote was killed in a two-car crash on I-35, near 119th Street, while conducting a homicide investigation with an Olathe Police Department officers. He and the other officer had traveled to Kansas City, Missouri, to interview an informant in the case. They were returning to Johnson County when their vehicle left the roadway. Detective Foote was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office for six years.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Detective Foote served with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Olathe community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Gerald A. Foote served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Gerald A. Foote 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Johnson County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gerald A. Foote's cause is highlighted.
How Gerald A. Foote Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gerald A. Foote is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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