Category: Line of Duty Death
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 […]
Senior Correctional Officer Scott Riner: EOW – December 13, 2022
Gwinnett County Department of Corrections – Georgia Senior Correctional Officer Scott Riner arrived for his shift at 5:15 a.m. at the Gwinnett County Correctional Complex’s employee parking lot. As he prepared to exit his vehicle, a suspicious person approached the passenger side. Officer Riner exited his vehicle and went towards the back of his vehicle […]
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 […]
Oklahoma State Prison – 1914
Before Oklahoma became a state in 1907, felons convicted in the Oklahoma Territory were sent to the Kansas State Penitentiary located in Lansing, Kansas. Upon statehood, Kate Barnard became the Oklahoma Commissioner of Charities and Corrections. She first visited the Kansas prison during the summer of 1908 after many Oklahoma inmates had began […]
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 […]
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