Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Farnsworth died of exposure while serving subpoenas.
He was on the road between Fairfax and Brighamville when this horse went off of the road into deep snow, causing one of the shafts of his sleigh to break. He had unhitched the horse in order to try to fix the sleigh but somehow received a blow to his head. His body was found several hours later partially frozen in the snow.
Deputy Farnsworth was survived by his wife and son.
Survivors
Deputy Farnsworth was survived by his wife and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Deputy Sheriff Farnsworth served with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Albans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Carlos O. Farnsworth 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 VT, 12 of 31 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.7% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Franklin County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carlos O. Farnsworth's cause is highlighted.
How Carlos O. Farnsworth Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carlos O. Farnsworth is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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