Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Lane succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he fell while searching for a lost child at a local fair. Captain Lane landed on his service weapon, which broke his hip. After surgery, a blood clot broke free and killed him. Captain Lane had served with the agency for 34 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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34 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Lane gave the Navajo County Sheriff's Office 34 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Holbrook community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Lane.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Charles Welch Lane 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Navajo County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Welch Lane's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Welch Lane Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Welch Lane is highlighted in Sep.
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