Roll of Honor
Incident
Guard S.A. Walden was shot and killed when a group of striking miners attacked the Tracy City Convict Stockade. The miners were rioting because they believed that the inmate labor was a threat to their jobs.
Guard Walden, On today, the 123rd anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Tennessee. There is no tougher job in Law Enforcement than that of a Corrections Officer.
R.I.P. USBP
Anonymous United States Border Patrol April 20th, 2016
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133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Guard Walden served with the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Guard S. A. Walden 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 TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Tennessee Department of Correction, 11 of 14 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. S. A. Walden's cause is highlighted.
How S. A. Walden Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. S. A. Walden is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. S. A. Walden was killed by shotgun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
13 officers from Tennessee Department of Correction are honored on badge.nw.
