Roll of Honor
George Durst Farmer
Incident
Location: Texas Weapon: Person Offender: Killed in fall
Special Agent George Farmer died when he fell from the top of a moving train while struggling with a man he was attempting to arrest near Hockley, Texas.
Officers had been placed on all outbound freight trains leaving Houston due to a rash of burglaries. He was patrolling the top of the train when he encountered the man on top of a boxcar and attempted to arrest him. A struggle ensued during which Special Agent Farmer shot the man in the arm. The two continued to struggle until falling from the boxcar.
Special Agent Farmer suffered a skull fracture as a result of the fall and died. The subject he attempted to arrest was also killed in the fall.
Special Agent Farmer was survived by his parents and sister.
Survivors
Special Agent Farmer was survived by his parents and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Farmer gave the Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Farmer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent George Durst Farmer 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, 15 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Durst Farmer's cause is highlighted.
How George Durst Farmer Compares
Offender Outcome
Killed in fall
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Durst Farmer is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Durst Farmer was killed by person.
Incident Location
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