Roll of Honor
Incident
Guard Thomas Tobin succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained eight days earlier while searching for an escaped convict near Bridge Seven, several miles south of Florence.
The shot was fired by a member of the sheriff's posse who mistook Guard Tobin for the escapee.
Unbeknownst to the posse, the escapee had already been captured and returned to the penitentiary.
Thank you for your service Officer Tobin. We haven't forgotten about you. Forever in our hearts and mind.
Retired Captain Pamela Yeo Retired Colorado Dept of Corrections. September 10th, 2021
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- July 23, 2026
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127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Guard Tobin served with the Colorado Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Guard Thomas Tobin 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Colorado Department of Corrections, 4 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Tobin's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Tobin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Tobin is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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