Roll of Honor
Lee Franklin Coxwell
Incident
Surveillance Officer Lee Coxwell was killed when his department vehicle was struck by a drunk driver in Floyd County. The collision occurred on County Road 159 five miles north of Rome. Officer Coxwell had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for just over four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Surveillance Officer Coxwell gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Surveillance Officer Coxwell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Lee Franklin Coxwell served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1956â1975) before joining law enforcement.
Surveillance Officer Lee Franklin Coxwell 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. Lee Franklin Coxwell's cause is highlighted.
How Lee Franklin Coxwell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lee Franklin Coxwell is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lee Franklin Coxwell was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
Military Service
Lee Franklin Coxwell served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1956–1975) before joining law enforcement.
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