Earl Pearl Hyatt

Itasca County Sheriff's Office — Grand Rapids, MN

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch July 17, 1922

Age 30

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 4

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Earl Hyatt was shot and killed near Holman as he attempted to serve a warrant on a man for selling moonshine.

A second deputy who was with him was seriously wounded during the shooting and later recovered from his wounds. Deputy Sheriff Hyatt was taken to a hospital in Coleraine where he succumbed to his gunshot wounds two weeks later.

The suspect initially escaped but was captured by authorities near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, after being wounded during a shootout. In August 1922 the man was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Deputy Sheriff Hyatt was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and held a commission as a Major.

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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.
Deputy Sheriff Hyatt served with the Itasca County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Grand Rapids 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

Department Itasca County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Platform Identity icso.itasca.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 17, 1922

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Earl Pearl Hyatt served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Sheriff Earl Pearl Hyatt is one of 17,558 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

At Itasca County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Itasca County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

MN — Statewide

173

of 293 officers

59% Felonious

Nationwide

17,558

of 32,585 officers

53.9% Felonious