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Town Marshal

Tobias Rudolph Peninger

Sharon Police Department — Sharon, SC

Felonious

End of Watch September 30, 1918

Age 54

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Town Marshal T.R. Peninger was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant for disorderly conduct.

He was struck over the head with a pistol as he read out the warrant to two brothers. As he tried to crawl to safety he was shot in the back twice by the other brother and killed instantly. The two men escaped but were later apprehended.

One of the brothers was sentenced to 10 years, but escaped from prison and was never recaptured. The other brother was sentenced to life in prison.

Marshal Peninger was survived by a wife and one child.

Survivors

Marshal Peninger was survived by a wife and one child.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Marshal Peninger served with the Sharon Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Sharon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Peninger.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Sharon Police Department

Location Sharon, SC

Platform Identity spd.york.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 30, 1918

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Life sentence

Town Marshal Tobias Rudolph Peninger 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 32,509 officers honored here.

In SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Sharon Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

SC — Statewide

271

of 438 officers

61.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,509 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tobias Rudolph Peninger's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,089 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Tobias Rudolph Peninger Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Life sentence

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Tobias Rudolph Peninger is highlighted in Sep.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Tobias Rudolph Peninger was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518