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Deputy Keeper

Charles I. Parker

New Jersey Department of Corrections — Trenton, NJ

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch October 25, 1900

Age 77

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

The Vigil Panel 16 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 31

Incident

Deputy Keeper Charles Parker succumbed to injuries sustained 10 years earlier when he was brutally assaulted by two inmates at the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton.

The inmates were working as porters in the Front House they one of them attacked Keeper Parker with a sand-filled sock. Both inmates then repeatedly struck and kicked him into unconsciousness before stealing his pistol, keys, watch, and money. They were able to steal another revolver and two overcoats and used the keys to open the door of the Front House to flee.

The subjects were located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two days later by a police officer making his rounds. As he attempted to arrest them one of the men opened fire, seriously wounding the officer. A citizen who the officer enlisted to help with the arrest took the officer's weapon and retired fire, killing the man who shot the officer. The other man was arrested a short time later.

Deputy Keeper Parker's never recovered from the attack and died as a result of his injuries on October 25th, 1900.

Keeper Parker had was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War and had served at the New Jersey State Prison for 14 years. He was survived by his wife and three sons. One of his sons was appointed to replace him as deputy keeper. He is buried in Union Cemetery, South Dennis, Cape May County, New Jersey.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three sons.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Keeper Parker gave the New Jersey Department of Corrections 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department New Jersey Department of Corrections

Type Corrections

Location Trenton, NJ

Platform Identity njdcorr.mercer.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 25, 1900

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 77

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Blunt object

Military Service

Charles I. Parker served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Keeper Charles I. Parker is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In NJ, 229 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.4% of this state's fallen. That is 35.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Jersey Department of Corrections, 16 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

New Jersey Department of Corrections

of 32 officers

50% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

229

of 646 officers

35.4% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious