Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Charles Arman was shot and killed by six suspects after responding to a bank robbery-in-progress call. As Captain Arman entered the bank, he was shot three times and died of his wounds at the scene. The suspects escaped with approximately $1,000 in a car with Iowa license plates. Of the two suspects who were later identified, one escaped from prison while serving a 25-year sentence, but was later paroled and has since died. The other suspect committed suicide in Sidell, Illinois, following the robbery of a Clinton, Indiana, bank in 1930 in which two other men suspected in Captain Arman's murder were also killed. Of the remaining suspected individuals, one was recaptured three days after the same prison escape while another was killed by police during their recapture. Captain Arman had served with the Lafayette Police Department for eight years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Arman gave the Lafayette Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lafayette community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Arman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Charles William Arman is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 61.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lafayette Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles William Arman's cause is highlighted.
How Charles William Arman Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles William Arman is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles William Arman was killed by gun.
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