Roll of Honor
Meggan Lee Callahan
Incident
Sergeant Meggan Callahan was killed after being assaulted at the Bertie Correctional Institution at approximately 5:30 p.m.
An inmate serving a life sentence for murder initially set a fire inside the prison. Sergeant Callahan responded with two other officers. She was using a fire extinguisher to put out the fire when she was attacked by the inmate who set the fire. He gained control of the fire extinguisher and struck Sergeant Callahan in the head with it, seriously injuring her.
Medical staff at the prison and other first responders provided medical aid, but she succumbed to her injuries approximately one hour after the attack.
The inmate, 35, was serving a life sentence for the murder of a man in Cumberland County in 2000. He killed the man with a shotgun blast while burglarizing his home.
Sergeant Callahan had served with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety for five years.
An inmate serving a life sentence for murder initially set a fire inside the prison. Sergeant Callahan responded with two other officers. She was using a fire extinguisher to put out the fire when she was attacked by the inmate who set the fire. He gained control of the fire extinguisher and struck Sergeant Callahan in the head with it, seriously injuring her.
Another hard anniversary for your family and department. I did a small tribute for you and shared it around. Thank you for your service Meggan.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Callahan gave the North Carolina Department of Public Safety 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Callahan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Meggan Lee Callahan 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 97,756 officers honored here.
In NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 58 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, 13 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 41.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Meggan Lee Callahan's cause is highlighted.
How Meggan Lee Callahan Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Meggan Lee Callahan is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Meggan Lee Callahan was killed by blunt object.
Incident Location
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