Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Dee Stewart succumbed to injuries sustained 10 days earlier when his patrol vehicle was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of Moose Lodge Road and Highway 19/41 in Griffin.
Sheriff Stewart was turning off of Moose Lodge Road when he was struck by the other vehicle. The other vehicle was being driven by his grandson, who also serves with the Spalding County Sheriff's Department but was off duty. The sheriff was flown to Atlanta Medical Center where he remained until succumbing to his injuries on July 3rd.
Sheriff Stewart had served in law enforcement for 40 years. Before being elected sheriff he served with the Griffin Police Department.
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40 years. You could have gone home.
Sheriff Stewart gave the Spalding County Sheriff's Office 40 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Griffin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Stewart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff James D. Stewart is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.
In GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Spalding County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James D. Stewart's cause is highlighted.
How James D. Stewart Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James D. Stewart is highlighted in Jul.
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