Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Sergeant Julian Boyer and Sheriff William Bond of the Orange County Sheriff's Office were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for operating a still. The two had set off from the courthouse at 3:00 pm in a local taxi cab. When they arrived on the scene, they told the driver to wait. After several hours the driver stopped waiting for them and returned to the town to report that they were missing. Several officers and citizens set out the next morning and found Sheriff Bond with a gunshot wound through the heart and Town Sergeant Boyer's body riddled with bullets. The posse tracked to a nearby barn, which they set on fire, killing the suspect.
Survivors
Town Sergeant Boyer was survived by his wife and five children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Sergeant Boyer served with the Orange Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Orange community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Sergeant Boyer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Town Sergeant Julian F. Boyer 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 VA, 395 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 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. Julian F. Boyer's cause is highlighted.
How Julian F. Boyer Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Julian F. Boyer is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Julian F. Boyer was killed by gun; unknown type.