Trooper Giles Arthur Harmon
North Carolina Highway Patrol
North Carolina
End of Watch: Tuesday, April 9, 1985

Biographical Info
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: G-444

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, April 9, 1985
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Trooper Harmon was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Haywood County. Troopers were conducting heightened traffic enforcement in the area due to recent rock slides. The suspect had kidnapped his employer earlier in the day and had the victim in the vehicle when Trooper Harmon stopped him. The suspect was apprehended two days later in the Pigeon River gorge three miles from the Tennesee border.

The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on October 16, 1985.

Trooper Harmon was assigned to Trooper G, District 4, in Buncombe County. He had been with the agency for five years and had previously served as a Brevard, North Carolina, police officer. A section of Highway 276 in Brevard was renamed in his honor. He was survived by his wife, who was a Buncombe County Sheriff's deputy, and parents.