Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Charles Few was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a fugitive from Louisiana.
After being placed under arrest the man claimed that he wasn't the fugitive, but that the actual fugitive was at his home. Marshal Few accompanied the man home where they encountered another man who attacked him and gave the arrested man a gun. The prisoner shot Marshal Few before being shot and killed himself. The second subject then assaulted Marshal Few with a blunt object after he had fallen to the ground mortally wounded.
The man who assaulted Marshal Few was convicted of murder and sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Marshal Few was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Marshal Few was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Few served with the Stamps Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Stamps community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Few.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Charles J. Few is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 12.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles J. Few's cause is highlighted.
How Charles J. Few Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles J. Few is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles J. Few was killed by handgun.