Roll of Honor
James R. Brock
Incident
Deputy Warden James Brock was killed when he was attacked by a prisoner at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. Warden Brock, who was also a doctor, was struck in the back of the head with an iron bar. The prisoner who struck him had been employed in some building work at the prison and had managed to hide the bar in a scrap heap. He had a grudge against Brock for refusing some favor. His killer, a 26-year-old Bulgarian serving a 5 year sentence for counterfeiting in Ohio, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He died at the Missouri Federal Penitentiary on January 16, 1937, of tuberculosis. Warden Brock was a native of Dade County and was well known and much liked throughout the state.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Warden Brock served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Warden Brock.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy Warden James R. Brock is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, 26 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James R. Brock's cause is highlighted.
How James R. Brock Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James R. Brock is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James R. Brock was killed by blunt object.
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