Roll of Honor
John R. Hinson
Incident
Correction Officer John Hinson succumbed to wounds sustained from three prisoners escaping the Eastham State prison farm, correctly renamed the Wainwright Unit, at 2665 Prison Road 1 in Lovelady.
Officer Hinton was struck in the head with a pitchfork and knocked from his horse by three convicts, and his shotgun and pistol were taken. Hinson was beaten with the pitchfork handle once he was on the ground. The prisoners escaped while the remainder of the work detail carried Hinson to the hospital.
A posse with bloodhounds cornered one escapee. When he refused to surrender, he was shot to death by guards, who thought he was still armed with Hinson’s gun. The posse caught the other two convicts near Madisonville Sunday after an all-night hunt. Hinson’s pistol and shotgun were recovered on the convicts.
Hinson died at a Huntsville hospital on Thursday, November 3, 1932. The two escapees confessed to the beating death of Officer Hinson. No further information as to the sentences they received.
Correctional Officer was survived by his wife and at least two children.
Hinson died at a Huntsville hospital on Thursday, November 3, 1932.
The two escapees confessed to the beating death of Officer Hinson. No further information as to the sentences they received.
Survivors
Correctional Officer was survived by his wife and at least two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correction Officer Hinson served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correction Officer Hinson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Correction Officer John R. Hinson is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 31 of 124 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John R. Hinson's cause is highlighted.
How John R. Hinson Compares
Offender Outcome
one killed and two captured
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John R. Hinson is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John R. Hinson was killed by blunt object.
Incident Location
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