| Deputy Sheriff Murrettus (Rhett) McGregor
Dade County Sheriff's Department
Florida
End of Watch: Monday, August 12, 1895 Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, August 12, 1895
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Lynched by mob Deputy McGregor was shot and killed while participating on a Dade County Sheriff's Posse to apprehended a suspect wanted for a double murder. Deputy McGregor was able to shoot and wound the suspect but was also fatally wounded in the shootout. The suspect was apprehended and taken to the County Jail in Juno.
Five days later an angry mob stormed the jail in an attempt to lynch the suspect. During the incident Jailer Gustav Kaiser was shot and killed by a person in the mob. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
