Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff W.J. McFadden was shot and killed in Grace, Idaho, by a man he attempted to arrest on a charge of bootlegging.
The suspect was apprehended three days later in Cobre, Nevada. Six weeks later he was convicted of Deputy McFadden's murder and sentenced to life. On May 23rd, 1914, he was shot and killed when he attempted to escape from the Idaho Penitentiary.
Deputy McFadden was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Deputy McFadden was survived by his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McFadden served with the Bannock County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pocatello community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McFadden.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff W. J. McFadden 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 ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Bannock County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. W. J. McFadden's cause is highlighted.
How W. J. McFadden Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. W. J. McFadden is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. W. J. McFadden was killed by handgun; revolver.
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