Roll of Honor
Charles A. Halpin
Incident
Deputy State Sheriff Charles Halpin and Federal Prohibition Agent Charles Bintliff, of the United States Treasury Department, were shot and killed near Redfield, South Dakota, while attempting to arrest a man who had wounded another federal agent one week earlier.
Deputy Sheriff Halpin, Agent Bintliff, and two other officers arrived at the man's farm near Redfield at 1:30 a.m. The officers separated, and Deputy Halpin and Agent Bintliff went to search the barn. As the two searched the barn, the man opened fire on them with a shotgun, striking Agent Bintliff in the chest and Deputy Halpin in the abdomen. Both men were killed instantly.
The suspect fled but committed suicide after a posse of 400 men surrounded him later in the day.
Deputy State Sheriff Halpin was a United States WWI veteran and afterwards served with the United States Secret Service. He had served with the South Dakota Office of the State Sheriff for four months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, mother, and three brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy State Sheriff Halpin gave the South Dakota Office of the State Sheriff 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pierre community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Charles A. Halpin served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy State Sheriff Charles A. Halpin 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 SD, 36 of 62 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.1% of this state's fallen. That is 3.9 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. Charles A. Halpin's cause is highlighted.
How Charles A. Halpin Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles A. Halpin is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles A. Halpin was killed by shotgun.