Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Don Mauldin succumbed to gunshot wounds received nine years earlier while he and other deputies attempted to arrest a convicted felon.
On December 11, 1993, at 3:40 p.m., Corporal Mauldin and another deputy responded to a domestic service call at the 2800 block of South Gila Road in Apache Junction when a female reported that her husband had threatened to shoot her. Once the deputies attempted to enter the home, the subject fired at Corporal Mauldin and his partner, striking them both in the head. Responding deputies returned fire, injuring the suspect with non-life-threatening wounds.
The other deputy was transported to Scottsdale Memorial Hospital-Osborn with a minor wound. The bullet had ricocheted off his glasses, hitting him in his cheek.
Corporal Mauldin was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, where he was determined to be brain-dead, but after nine days, he woke up. He was confined to the hospital until succumbing to his injury on August 24, 2002.
The suspect, whose parole had just expired, was convicted of five counts of aggravated assault, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of attempted second-degree murder, three counts of endangerment, five counts of misconduct involving a weapon, and one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of dangerous drugs. He was sentenced to 145 years in prison.
Corporal Mauldin had served with the Pinal County Sheriff's Department for seven years and previously served with the South Tucson Police Department and the Gila County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Mauldin gave the Pinal County Sheriff's Office 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Florence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Mauldin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Donald Lee Mauldin 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 AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Pinal County Sheriff's Office, 12 of 14 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Lee Mauldin's cause is highlighted.
How Donald Lee Mauldin Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 145 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Lee Mauldin is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Donald Lee Mauldin was killed by handgun; .357 caliber.
Incident Location
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