Roll of Honor
Incident
Corrections Officer Donald Hiles was attacked and beaten to death with a push broom at the minimum security Leesburg Prison Farm. His body was found lying on a path between the milking barn and dairy office. He had been severely beaten upon the head and face. The subject who beat him was never identified and his murder remains unsolved. Officer Hiles had served with the New Jersey Department of Corrections for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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21 years. You could have gone home.
Corrections Officer Hiles gave the New Jersey Department of Corrections 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Hiles.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer Donald Hiles 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 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Hiles's cause is highlighted.
How Donald Hiles Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Hiles is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Donald Hiles was killed by blunt object.
Incident Location
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