Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer J.D. Carter was stabbed in the heart and killed while serving an arrest warrant. The suspect was taken from the jail by an angry mob the following day and lynched.
Officer Carter had been with the agency for eight months and is buried in Bayley, Georgia.
Rest in peace Officer Carter.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis April 4th, 2019
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Carter served with the Pensacola Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Carter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer J. D. Carter 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Pensacola Police Department, 8 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. J. D. Carter's cause is highlighted.
How J. D. Carter Compares
Offender Outcome
Lynched by mob
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. J. D. Carter is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. J. D. Carter was killed by edged weapon; knife.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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