Todd M. Granger
Agency patch
Deputy Marshal

Todd M. Granger

Accident
End of Watch December 19, 1981
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
The Vigil Panel 125 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Todd Granger was accidentally shot and killed by the city marshal as the two sat in an office at city hall. As the marshal stood up, his weapon slipped from its holster. When he grabbed for the weapon, it discharged and struck Deputy Marshal Granger in the chest, killing him instantly. Deputy Marshal Granger was serving his first day as a deputy marshal with the Rose City Police Department. He had previously served with the Beaumont Police Department for less than one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and parents.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-888FCE0D
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Todd. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Marshal Granger gave the Rose City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Vidor community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Marshal Granger.

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

Agency

Location Vidor, TX
Platform Identity rpd.orange.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 19, 1981
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Marshal Todd M. Granger is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Rose City Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Todd M. Granger's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Todd M. Granger Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Todd M. Granger is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location