Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman James Chandler was fatally injured in a motorcycle crash while he was responding to a bank alarm on his police motorcycle. The accident occurred at the intersection of Route 27 and Cloud Springs Road when an intoxicated driver first yielded to Officer Chandler's sirens, but then pulled back in front of his motorcycle. Officer Chandler's motorcycle hit the rear of the vehicle causing Officer Chandler to be thrown about 60 feet through the air, landing on pavement, breaking both arms, both legs, and several ribs. He was taken to Hutcheson Medical Center where he died the next day from a burst artery. Patrolman Chandler had served with the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Chandler gave the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Oglethorpe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Chandler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman James H. Chandler Jr. 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 97,775 officers honored here.
In GA, 549 of 905 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James H. Chandler Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How James H. Chandler Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James H. Chandler Jr. was killed by automobile.
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