Roll of Honor
James Wieden
Incident
Corrections Employee James Wieden died from injuries he sustained three days earlier when he was assaulted by two students as they escaped on from the Preston School of Industry in Ione, California. The two 17-year-old suspects beat him into unconsciousness with an iron pipe. They were apprehended two days later in Santa Ana. Corrections Employee Wieden is survived by his wife and two daughters. He served as a medic in the Pacific theater during World War II.
Survivors
Corrections Employee Wieden is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Corrections Employee Wieden served with the California Department of the Youth Authority.
Thank you for your service to the Sacramento community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James Wieden served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Corrections Employee James Wieden 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At California Department of the Youth Authority, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Wieden's cause is highlighted.
How James Wieden Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Wieden is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Wieden was killed by blunt object.
Incident Location
Military Service
James Wieden served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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