Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Badgely was stabbed to death by a prisoner who was attempting to escape custody on Warren and Wilsey Streets (current-day Sylvia Jackson Way). Officer Badgely and two other officers were escorting four prisoners to the jail following a hearing before a judge where they were reprimanded to serve time. The prisoners were handcuffed in pairs, the left wrist of one prisoner to the right wrist of another prisoner. As Officer Badgely turned a corner near the jail with the first pair of prisoners and out of sight of the other two officers, Officer Badgely yelled for help. As the other two officers rushed to his aid, they found that he had been stabbed in the chest. Although both prisoners attempted to flee the scene, one of them fell, preventing the pair from making their escape. Officer Badgely identified the prisoner who stabbed him just before he died. A six-inch spring dirk knife was recovered at the scene of the stabbing. The suspect had been sentenced to four days for intoxication when he was unable to pay the fine. But for killing Officer Badgely, he was convicted of manslaughter.
Survivors
Officer Badgely was survived by his wife.
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172 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Badgley served with the Newark Police Division.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Maxwell Badgley 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 NJ, 229 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.4% of this state's fallen. That is 35.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Newark Police Division, 28 of 58 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Maxwell Badgley's cause is highlighted.
How Maxwell Badgley Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Maxwell Badgley is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Maxwell Badgley was killed by edged weapon.
Incident Location
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