Jamel Leon Clagett
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Corporal

Jamel Leon Clagett

Accident
End of Watch December 21, 2014
Age 30
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Jamel Clagett was killed in a single vehicle crash when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree on Route 218, near Fairview Beach, Virginia, shortly before 9:00 am.

Corporal Clagett had served with the Charles County Sheriff's Office for 10 years and was assigned to District IV.

Survivors

He is survived by his mother, father, sister, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Clagett gave the Charles County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the La Plata community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Clagett.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location La Plata, Charles County, MD
Platform Identity ccso.charles.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 21, 2014
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Jamel Leon Clagett is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 37.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Charles County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Charles County Sheriff's Office
3
of 6 officers
50% Accident
MD — Statewide
140
of 377 officers
37.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jamel Leon Clagett's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Jamel Leon Clagett Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jamel Leon Clagett is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location