Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff S.D. Sheldon succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained six days earlier.
He was shot in the head while collecting the license tax from a saloon in Toano, Nevada.
Deputy Sheldon also served as the Constable for Toano Township.
Toano, also referred to as Toana, became a ghost town in 1906 after traffic from Idaho and the south ceased with the completion of the Oregon Shortline Railroad.
Thank you Jim. Please let me put my name down with you. I can't help but wonder if Deputy S. D. Sheldon had also served in the American Civil War.
Danny Saam, officer California Highway Patrol. May 27th, 2025
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Deputy Sheriff Sheldon served with the Elko County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Elko community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff S. D. Sheldon 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 NV, 82 of 146 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56.2% of this state's fallen. That is 56.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Elko County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. S. D. Sheldon's cause is highlighted.
How S. D. Sheldon Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. S. D. Sheldon is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. S. D. Sheldon was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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