Loranzie Jackson Farmer

Madison County Sheriff's Office — Marshall, NC

Felonious

End of Watch August 2, 1921

Age 50

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Loranzie Farmer was shot and killed at Little Pine Creek following a raid of a still.

He and the sheriff had seized a still and placed it in the sheriff's automobile. The sheriff left to take the still to the jail and Deputy Farmer, who lived in the area, started walking him. He was ambushed a short time later by two brothers who operated the still.

Both brothers were arrested and charged with his murder. A mistrial was declared following their first trial. They were retried but the outcome is not known.

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Farmer served with the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Marshall community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Farmer.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Madison County Sheriff's Office

Location Marshall, NC

Platform Identity mcso.madison.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 2, 1921

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Charged with murder

Deputy Sheriff Loranzie Jackson Farmer 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Madison County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Madison County Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious