Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Lee Isbell succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three weeks earlier when he was shot while attempting to arrest a man for being drunk in public.
During Marshal Isbell's rounds, he came across the man who was acting in a disorderly manner. He put the man in a car and told him to wait there for his friends to return. As the marshal continued his rounds, the man exited the car and went into a store. Marshal Isbell observed this and confronted the man to arrest him. The suspect then produced a revolver and shot Marshal Isbell in the hip.
Several citizens who witnessed the shooting subdued the suspect as he attempted to shoot Marshal Isbell a second time. Marshal Isbell was taken to a local hospital and then to his home, where he died.
The suspect was sentenced to five years for the murder.
Marshal Isbell was survived by his wife and ten children.
Survivors
Marshal Isbell was survived by his wife and ten children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Isbell served with the Richfield Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Richfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Isbell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Lee Franklin Isbell 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 UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 6.7 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. Lee Franklin Isbell's cause is highlighted.
How Lee Franklin Isbell Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 5 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lee Franklin Isbell is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lee Franklin Isbell was killed by handgun.