Category: Line of Duty Death
Detention Officer Isaiah Bias
Detention Officer Isaiah Bias was “doing his daily job” in a holding cell around 3:45 p.m. Monday when he was “physically assaulted” by an inmate. He was taken to a Baylor hospital in Waxahachie where he died, officials said. Officer Bias left behind his mother, 10 sisters, 2 nieces, and a nephew who loved him […]
What is a CPOF Field Representative?
by – Colorado and South Dakota Field Representative Guy Edmonds Each representative has their own story to tell. Most, if not all, of us, have a history in corrections. This leads us to have a unique perspective of what may transpire in a variety of events. We must learn how to handle many […]
Correctional Officer D’Antonio Andrew Washington – EOW: December 22, 1994
30 years ago, Correctional Officer D’Antonio Andrew Washington died the day following an attack by an inmate at USP Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Senior Officer Specialist B.M. Jetter reports that in the C Cell house, the inmate borrowed a hammer from the inmate plumber and attacked Officer Washington from behind. Officer Washington was struck on […]
Corrections Officer Daniel Nagle – EOW: December 17, 1999
Corrections Officer Daniel Nagle was stabbed to death by an inmate at the McConnell Unit in Beeville, Texas. Officer Nagle’s body was found in a hallway between two recreation rooms in a minimum security area. The weapon that was used was a homemade eight-inch sharpened cylinder rod. The inmate murdered Officer Nagle as revenge for […]
Correctional Officer Phillip Kenneth Curry – EOW: December 13, 1994
30 years ago, Correctional Officer Phillip Curry was stabbed to death on the third tier of D Cellhouse at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. As prisoners were being returned to their cells after dinner, Correctional Officer Curry was stabbed in the neck and heart with a shank. He died shortly after being transported […]
Cecil H. Harbison – EOW: November 30, 1984
Correctional Officer Trainee, Cecil H. Harbison, 30, couldn’t wait for an inmate to decide whether he wanted to go to the recreation yard on the morning of November 30, 1984. Cecil took the remaining inmates to the recreation yard and that inmate remained locked in his cell until the other inmates returned later that morning. […]
Correctional Officer Louis Steven Perrine – EOW: November 17, 1994
30 years ago, Correctional Officer Louis Perrine was killed in the line of duty. Correctional Officer Louis Perrine was killed when a tractor overturned on him as he supervised a work crew at the old Arnold Granary in North Powder, Oregon. Officer Perrine was assigned to the Powder River Correctional Institution in Oregon.. […]
Charles and Doris Farquhar – EOW: October 23, 1994
In 1994 Charles Farquhar was the oldest warden in Alabama and had been with the department for 38 years. His wife, Doris, worked for the corrections department since 1972 as a clerk. On October 23, 1994, 74-year-old Farquhar was murdered on the grounds, along with his wife Doris and two trustees. A 27-year-old inmate […]
Clerk Rhonda Osborne – EOW: October 21, 2004
Rhonda Lynn Osborne of Karnes City, Texas, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at the age of 33 years, 2 months, and 4 days. She was born on Aug 17, 1971, in Columbus, Ga., to Meredith Spikes Dworaczyk and Thomas L. Dworaczyk Jr. She worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in administrative […]
Correctional Officer George E. Miller – EOW: September 17, 1954
On September 17, 1954, three inmates of Nevada State Prison in Carson City attempted an escape from the prison. Two high-risk suspects took Correctional Officer George E. Miller hostage as he backed a milk truck up to the prison kitchen. They forced him to drive the truck out of the prison. Other guards opened fire […]
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