Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, April 11, 1847
Age:
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 27, 1847
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Lynched
Sheriff Samuel Grimmett succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two weeks earlier when he was ambushed while in the performance of his duties.
The subject who murdered him was lynched by an angry mob.