Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Wright was killed when he was intentionally crushed between a vehicle and a tree. Patrolman Wright had followed a suspect wanted for writing bad checks to Fairfield. When he attempted to apprehend the suspect the man fled in an automobile and Patrolman Wright jumped on the running board. The man then intentionally rammed him into a tree, causing fatal injuries. The suspect was apprehended a short time later and charged with murder.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Wright served with the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Pleasant community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Wright.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman George Alden Wright 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 IA, 129 of 226 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Alden Wright's cause is highlighted.
How George Alden Wright Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with murde
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Alden Wright is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Alden Wright was killed by automobile.