Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Talbert was shot and killed while arresting two men near a camp in Badin.
He and another deputy were near the site when they saw a man and asked what he was doing there. When the man could not produce an answer they arrested him. As they handcuffed him another man approached and a struggle ensued. Deputy Talbert was shot five times and succumbed to his wounds a short time later at a nearby doctor's office.
One of the suspects was apprehended a short time later and while the other escaped.
The gunman was tried and acquitted.
Deputy Talbert was survived by his wife, daughter, and three sons.
Survivors
Deputy Talbert was survived by his wife, daughter, and three sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Talbert served with the Stanly County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Albemarle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Talbert.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Daniel I. Talbert 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel I. Talbert's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel I. Talbert Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel I. Talbert is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Daniel I. Talbert was killed by gun; unknown type.