Incident
Officer J.D. Carter was stabbed in the heart and killed while serving an arrest warrant. The suspect was taken from the jail by an angry mob the following day and lynched.
Officer Carter had been with the agency for eight months and is buried in Bayley, Georgia.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Carter served with the Pensacola Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Carter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Pensacola Police Department has lost 16 officers; 8 of them killed feloniously.
J. is one of 536 officers killed feloniously in FL, 53.2% of the 1,007 remembered there.
J. is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
J. 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 1909, 1 officer at Pensacola Police Department was killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1909, 3 officers in FL were killed feloniously, the 67th heaviest of 143 years on record. The heaviest was 1987, with 10.
In 1909, 99 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 52nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1909, 103 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 62nd heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
J. was 26. Of the 6 killed feloniously at Pensacola Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27.5 and 38; the middle age was 33.5. J. had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 1.7 years.
J. was 26. Of the 496 killed feloniously in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 44.3; the middle age was 36. J. had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
J. was 26. 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. J. had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
J. was 26. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. J. had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 12.5% of these deaths at Pensacola Police Department; September holds the most, 25%. Sundays: 50%.
April holds 10.1% of these deaths in FL, more than any other month. Sundays: 15.9%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Sundays: 15.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 50% of all 16 deaths at Pensacola Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon; knife, in 12.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 53.2% of all 1,007 deaths in FL, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon; knife, in 0.6% 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 edged weapon; knife, in 0.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon; knife, in 0.7% of these deaths.
His people
Pensacola Police Department has 16 officers remembered here, J. among them.
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John William Robert Gordon Sep 22, 1889
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John Yelverton Jun 3, 1899
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William B. Burnham Mar 18, 1906
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J. D. Carter Apr 4, 1909
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C. F. Bazzell Mar 16, 1932
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Clinton A. Green Feb 26, 1938
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Archie Bowman Aug 19, 1938
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Herbert Hatcher Jan 15, 1939
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Edward O'Brien Pursell
Aug 12, 1944
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Louis J. Champa May 27, 1951
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Curtis Neal Jones
Jun 27, 1980
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Amos Cross
Sep 12, 1980
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Stephen A. Taylor
Oct 19, 1982
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Glenn Rowe Austraw
Feb 26, 1997
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Adam George Bernard McCoy
Apr 26, 2020
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Angela Joy Nieto
Oct 14, 2026
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