Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Favors was shot and killed as he and a military policeman attempted to question an AWOL soldier at the city bus station. The military policeman was also wounded in the shooting. The suspect fled to a freight yard southeast of Macon, where he was located by five auxiliary policemen. He was shot in the leg as he attempted to flee into the water of Tuft Springs. He was taken into custody by the auxiliary policemen. The suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and executed in the electric chair on July 19, 1943. Patrolman Favors had served with the Macon Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his daughter, son, four sisters, and two brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Favors gave the Macon Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Macon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Favors.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman J. Grady Favors 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Macon Police Department, 6 of 12 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. J. Grady Favors's cause is highlighted.
How J. Grady Favors Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1943
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. J. Grady Favors is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. J. Grady Favors was killed by gun; unknown type.
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