Roll of Honor
Charles Escalanti
Incident
Location: Arizona Incident Date: Not available Weapon: Edged weapon Offender: Sentenced to 1 year
Deputy Marshal Charles Escalanti succumbed to stab wounds sustained two weeks earlier while attempting to arrest two drunk men who were loitering near the railroad tracks in Yuma, Arizona. Despite being stabbed several times, he was able to shoot and wound one of the suspects. Both men were arrested and charged with murder.
Deputy Escalante's killer was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to one year in the county jail and fined one dollar.
Thank you for your service and please know that no passage of time can ever erase your sacrifice. Rest in peace always.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) June 6th, 2021
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Escalanti served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Escalanti.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Charles Escalanti 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Escalanti's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Escalanti Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Escalanti was killed by edged weapon.
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