Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Charles Torrance succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier as he attempted to arrest a man who had shot his neighbor.
The man barricaded himself in his house after the shooting. He opened fire as Deputy Torrance and a posse attempted to take him into custody. Three posse members were wounded, one seriously. The subject was also shot and seriously wounded. A month later his right arm was amputated. At his murder trial he said he said he thought the posse was a mob with no authority and his neighbor fired first. He was acquitted.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Torrance served with the Power County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the American Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Torrance.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Torrance 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles H. Torrance's cause is highlighted.
How Charles H. Torrance Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles H. Torrance is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles H. Torrance was killed by handgun.