Geneva Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Friday, August 28, 1885
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 27, 1885
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer John McNett and Constable Joseph Grant were shot and killed while transporting three burglary suspects to jail.
While the officers escorted the suspects, the men shot and killed both officers.
In 1899 a convict in Minnesota confessed to killing Officer Helms of Kansas, Officers Grant and McNett of Illinois, a woman in Geneva, Illinois and shooting a policeman in Guide Rock, Nebraska.
Officer McNett had served with the Geneva Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife and child.