James P. Farmer

Bryan Police Department — Bryan, TX

Felonious

End of Watch June 17, 1874

Age 24

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Officer Farmer was shot and killed as he stood inside a telegram store talking to two men. The suspect that fired the shot was arrested, but before he could stand trial an angry mob stormed the jail and took the suspect. They then hung the suspect in the middle of town and shot him

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152 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Farmer served with the Bryan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bryan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Bryan Police Department

Location Bryan, TX

Platform Identity bpd.brazos.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 17, 1874

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Hanged and shot by an angry mob

Officer James P. 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Bryan Police Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Bryan Police Department

of 6 officers

83.3% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious