Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Headen was killed after being struck by a pole that fell off a cliff. Deputy Headen was supervising a gang of prisoners. The inmates were working to remove massive rocks. While they were working one of the guide ropes snapped. A pole attached to the rope fell to the ground and struck Deputy Headen in the abdomen, killing him. Deputy Haden had been with the agency for 17 months.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Headen gave the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the San Jose community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff George Headen is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Headen's cause is highlighted.
How George Headen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Headen is highlighted in Oct.
Others Who Wore This Badge
6 officers from Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
