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Resided:
CA, USA
Born:
Unk
Fallen:
Jun. 18, 1961
Race/Sex:
Caucasian Male / 27 yrs. of age
Agency
Dept:
Montclair Police Dept.
CA
USA
Dept. Type:
Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:
Officer
Sworn Date:
Unk
FBI Class:
Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class:
Firearm
Bio: Not Available
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender:
No Info
Location:
CA
USA
Sun. Jun. 18, 1961
Summary:
Officer Farthing was beaten to death with his own nightstick by an 18 year old youth when he and three other officers went to the suspects home to break up a teen-age party neighbors were complaining about.
On November 2, 1961, the suspect was acquitted after a jury ruled that he was justified in beating the officer to death because he entered his home without a search warrant.
