Roll of Honor
D'Antonio Andrew Washington
Incident
Correctional Officer Tony Washington died the day after being attacked by a prisoner at USP Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. He was making his rounds in the maximum security unit when an inmate snuck up behind him and struck him on the head three times with a ball peen hammer. Officer Washington was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was removed from life support the following day. The prisoner was sentenced to death as a result of Officer Washington's murder. In 2024, President Joseph Biden commuted 37 federal death row inmates, including Officer Washington's killer. Officer Washington was a United States Army veteran who had served with the United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons for four years and previously served with the South Carolina Department of Corrections for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and brother.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Correctional Officer Washington gave the United States Department of Justice 8 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
D'Antonio Andrew Washington served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Correctional Officer D'Antonio Andrew Washington 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. D'Antonio Andrew Washington's cause is highlighted.
How D'Antonio Andrew Washington Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to death
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. D'Antonio Andrew Washington is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. D'Antonio Andrew Washington was killed by blunt object; hammer.
Incident Location
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