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Captain Raul Monte was shot and killed in the Powhatan County Courthouse while assisting another officer subdue two prisoners who was attempting to escape. Captain Monte, who was sitting in the back of the courtroom waiting to testify, was shot when the inmate grabbed the other officer's gun and opened fire. Both suspects was taken into custody at the scene before being able to escape from the courthouse. The inmates, both 25, serving 20 year terms for robbery, were to be tried on charges committed at a Virginia prison farm. One was sentenced to death in 1972. His sentence was commuted to life six years later. The other inmate, after three trials ending with a hung jury, was convicted of murder at his fourth trial and sentenced to death in 1974. It took six deputies to drag him from the court room when he went into a rage when the sentence was announced. His sentence was later commuted to life. When he applied for a parole in 1988 he was told he would be in prison for the rest of his life.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Monte served with the Virginia Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Monte.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Military Service
Raul M. Monte served in the the United States military (1943â1945) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Virginia Department of Corrections has lost 16 officers; 8 of them killed feloniously.
Raul is one of 393 officers killed feloniously in VA, 60.2% of the 653 remembered there.
Raul is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Raul is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1971, 2 officers at Virginia Department of Corrections were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1971, 5 officers in VA were killed feloniously, the 18th heaviest of 136 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 10.
In 1971, 168 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 18th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1971, 181 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 19th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Raul was 46. Of the 8 killed feloniously at Virginia Department of Corrections whose age is recorded, half were between 42.3 and 52.3; the middle age was 44.5.
Raul was 46. Of the 364 killed feloniously in VA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 48; the middle age was 38.
Raul was 46. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.
Raul was 46. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
November holds 25% of these deaths at Virginia Department of Corrections; January holds the most, 25%. Mondays: 62.5%.
November holds 7.4% of these deaths in VA; December holds the most, 10.4%. Mondays: 13.2%.
November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.
November holds 8.2% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Mondays: 13.8%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 50% of all 16 deaths at Virginia Department of Corrections, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 12.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 60.2% of all 653 deaths in VA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 25.7% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.9% of these deaths.
His people
Virginia Department of Corrections has 16 officers remembered here, Raul among them.
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Leonard Otoway Page Feb 2, 1906
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Supra C. Woodroof Feb 29, 1908
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Powhatan Dance Bass Jun 16, 1936
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McCarthy Taylor Dec 24, 1957
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Hilton Edward Bland
Sep 11, 1963
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James C. Vanneter
Jan 18, 1965
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Hugh Lucas Johnson
Jan 19, 1965
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Samuel Anderson Pickels
Jul 23, 1971
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Raul M. Monte
Nov 22, 1971
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Ronald Albert Barnes
Mar 24, 1975
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Henry McCoy Townes, Jr. Jan 6, 1981
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Rodolfo Felix Guillen, Jr.
Jun 14, 1982
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Joel A. Legaspi
Jan 21, 2018
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Wendy Nicole Harris-Rigney
Jun 19, 2020
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Earl R. Barksdale
Sep 9, 2020
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Jeremy Lewis Hall
Nov 17, 2025
Where
Military Service
Raul M. Monte served in the United States military (1943–1945) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 11-W
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