Bio & Incident Details
Age: 46
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Automobile accident
Location: New Mexico
Incident Date: 10/7/1939
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Deputy Marshal Farrar was killed in an automobile accident near Deming, New Mexico, while transporting a prisoner from Tucson, Arizona, to Abilene, Texas. During the transport the vehicle's brakes locked up, causing the vehicle to overturn several times. Deputy Marshal Farrar was killed and the prisoner and a guard were seriously injured.
Deputy Marshal Farrar was a US Army veteran of WWI. He had served in law enforcement for over 20 years. He had previously served with the Pampas, Texas, Police Department, the United States Border Patrol, the Tucson, Arizona, Police Department, and as Undersheriff of the Pima County, Arizona, Sheriff's Department.
