Roll of Honor
Incident
Guard Joseph Coody was killed by an inmate who attacked him with a shovel at a penitentiary convict camp one mile outside of Cochran, Georgia.
The inmate then seized Guard Coody's revolver and opened fire on two other guards who returned fire wounding the suspect.
Later that day the inmate was being taken to Hawkinsville by sheriff's deputies when a mob of 50 men seized and lynched him.
he meant he world to me and to see him gone now... it just hurts because, it wasnt his fault that the inmate was arrested.
jamiya haper uncle November 2nd, 2017
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Coody served with the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Coody.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Guard Joseph Coody 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 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%.
At Georgia Department of Corrections, 16 of 38 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Coody's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Coody Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Coody is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph Coody was killed by blunt object; shovel.
Incident Location
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