James R. Brock

United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch December 27, 1917

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Gender Male

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Incident

Deputy Warden James Brock was killed when he was attacked by a prisoner at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. Warden Brock, who was also a doctor, was struck in the back of the head with an iron bar. The prisoner who struck him had been employed in some building work at the prison and had managed to hide the bar in a scrap heap. He had a grudge against Brock for refusing some favor. His killer, a 26-year-old Bulgarian serving a 5 year sentence for counterfeiting in Ohio, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He died at the Missouri Federal Penitentiary on January 16, 1937, of tuberculosis. Warden Brock was a native of Dade County and was well known and much liked throughout the state.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Warden Brock served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Warden Brock.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdjfbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 27, 1917

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Blunt object

Offender Died in prison

Deputy Warden James R. Brock 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, 26 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.5% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons

of 34 officers

76.5% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious