Roll of Honor
Incident
Guard Archie Boutwell succumbed to injuries sustained several hours earlier when he was attacked by an inmate at Camp Greenville, a state prison camp in Butler County.
Guard Boutwell had just finished making his rounds and had gone to the camp's washroom to warm up next to the boiler. While inside the washroom he was attacked by an inmate and struck over the head with a shovel. The inmate knew that Guard Boutwell regularly carried a large sum of money in his wallet and intended to rob him.
A short time later a trustee who was sent to turn on the boiler discovered Guard Boutwell laying injured on the floor bleeding from his head. He immediately alerted a guard and Guard Boutwell was transported to a local hospital where he died shortly after midnight.
The 23-year-old prisoner was convicted of Guard Boutwell's murder and sentenced to life. He had a parole hearing in 1975 but the outcome is unknown.
Guard Boutwell was survived by his wife, two sons, and four daughters.
Survivors
Guard Boutwell was survived by his wife, two sons, and four daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Boutwell served with the Alabama Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Boutwell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Guard Archie Brown Boutwell is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Alabama Department of Corrections, 7 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Archie Brown Boutwell's cause is highlighted.
How Archie Brown Boutwell Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Archie Brown Boutwell is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Archie Brown Boutwell was killed by blunt object; shovel.
Incident Location
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