Category: Fallen Correctional Staff
Jack T. Rutledge State Prison, GA
Correctional Officer Eddie Davis, Correctional Officer Carlton Cherry, Correctional Officer Wayne Griglen, and Sergeant Tommie Goggins were killed in an automobile crash while returning from an Emergency Response Team training class. As they were driving on I-75, six miles south of Tifton, a tractor-trailer forced them off of the road and directly into the path […]
Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Department, Mississippi
On February 21, 1997, Jefferson Davis County deputies J.P. Rutland and Tommy Bourne were transporting a male inmate to begin a 40-year prison sentence. They were also transporting a female inmate on this trip. About 20 minutes into the ride, while travelling 55 miles per hour the male inmate pulled a hidden handgun from between […]
Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi – EOW June 25, 2020
We want to thank Lt. Jon Sieberg from High Desert State Prison (HDSP) for providing this update on fallen officer Richard Bianchi. High Desert State Prison (HDSP) staff honored fallen Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi during National Police Week in Washington, D.C. Escorting Bianchi’s family to the National Peace Officers Memorial Service were: Associate Warden […]
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kin – EOW: December 15, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kin was transporting an inmate in a Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office Transport Van, when they were struck on the driver side door by a truck that failed to yield at an intersection. Deputy Kin suffered major injuries and was flown via med-flight to the hospital where he succumbed to his […]
Detention Corporal Gregory Horne Sr. – EOW: September 25, 2022
Edgecombe County| Sheriff’s Office | North Carolina On August 16, 2022, Detention Corporal Gregory Horne was participating in training. During the fence jump he landed awkwardly, but finished the remainder of the course. He advised the Training Sergeant he had injured his knee during the fence jump and was advised to sit out the remainder […]
Correctional Officer III Helen Smith – EOW: February 3, 2022
While responding to a disturbance in a dorm, Correctional Officer III Helen Smith of Pasquotank Correctional Institution, encountered an inmate who was trying to exit the dorm while surrounded by several other inmates. Officer Smith radioed for the slider door to open, and pulled the inmate out of the dorm. He became combative and struggled […]
Detention Officer Jeremiah Story – EOW: June 22, 2022
Perry County Sheriff’s Office, Arkansas On June 22, 2022, Detention Officer Jeremiah Story was processing a subject into the Perry County Detention Center, who had been arrested for driving while intoxicated. He and a trustee took the subject into the restroom to supervise as he changed into jail-issued clothing. The subject became […]
Sergeant Joshua Caudell – EOW: February 28, 2022
On February 28, 2022, deputies with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence of a known felon, on state-supervised probation, to perform a welfare check, after reports of a woman who was being held against her will. When the deputies arrived at the residence, shots were fired from inside the home. After a […]
Massachusetts State Farm in Bridgewater
Correctional Officer Franklin Weston, Correctional Officer George Landry, and Correctional Officer Howard Murphy were stabbed to death at the Massachusetts State Farm in Bridgewater. The three officers were working in the Department of Defective Delinquents section of the farm at the time. Officer Weston had gone with two inmates to carpentry and shoe shop to […]
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