Stanly County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch: Sunday, May 10, 1914
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 10, 1914
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Talbert was shot and killed while arresting two men near a camp in Badin.
He and another deputy were near the site when they saw a man and asked what he was doing there. When the man could not produce an answer they arrested him. As they handcuffed him another man approached and a struggle ensued. Deputy Talbert was shot five times and succumbed to his wounds a short time later at a nearby doctor's office.
One of the suspects was apprehended a short time later and while the other escaped.
The gunman was tried and acquitted.
Deputy Talbert was survived by his wife, daughter, and three sons.