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Incident
Guard Clarence Cox was shot and killed during an escape attempt from the state prison road camp near Douglas, Georgia.
A prison trustee used his privilege to access a prison office, where he obtained a gun. He held several employees at gunpoint, which allowed 10 additional inmates to raid the camp arsenal and steal seven shotguns and all of the ammunition.
As the group attempted to flee they ordered Guard Cox to drop his gun. He was then shot in the abdomen by a blast from a shotgun as he opened fire on the escapees. He was transported to a local hospital where he died the following day.
The trustee, 22, who caused the escape was also the ring leader. This was his ninth escape. All 11 were trustees. He was captured the next day along with three others. All were eventually captured. Six were charged with murder. An investigation revealed prison officials were extremely negligent as to how they appointed trusties and the dangerous access they were given to areas within the prison and camps.
Thank you for your service and rest in peace always knowing that your sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) November 8th, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Cox served with the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Cox.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Guard Clarence Cox 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In GA, 549 of 905 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Georgia Department of Corrections, 16 of 38 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarence Cox's cause is highlighted.
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Clarence Cox was killed by shotgun; 12 gauge.
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