Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy O. L. Case succumbed to a gunshot wound inflicted the previous day while he and the sheriff searched a suspicious car.
The car had crashed into a ditch and the three occupants refused help from any passersby. Local citizens became suspicious of this and called the sheriff to investigate. As the sheriff and Deputy Case examined the vehicle one of the occupants stepped from a near-by woods and opened fire, fatally wounding the deputy. It was discovered that illicit liquor was being transported in the vehicle.
Two suspects, arrested a short time later, each blamed the third suspect for the shooting. A week later the third suspect was shot and killed by a policeman in Omaha, Nebraska. The other two suspects were tried and acquitted.
Deputy Case was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Survivors
Deputy Case was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Case served with the Harrison County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Logan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Case.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Orrin L. Case 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 IA, 129 of 226 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Orrin L. Case's cause is highlighted.
How Orrin L. Case Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Orrin L. Case is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Orrin L. Case was killed by gun; unknown type.