Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff James Allen suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with an inmate at the old Hillsborough County Jail at 1301 Morgan Street in Tampa. While being escorted to the psychiatric ward for observation, the subject became violent. Deputy Allen and another deputy managed to subdue the subject. Afterward, Deputy Allen went to the Tampa General Hospital where attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. Deputy Allen had served with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for nine years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Allen gave the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Allen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff James David Allen Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 15 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 13.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James David Allen Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How James David Allen Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. James David Allen Jr. is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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