Roll of Honor
His Life
Sergeant Joseph Maddox suffered a fatal heart attack following a 15-mile vehicle pursuit of a stolen truck in which the suspect's vehicle crashed. Sergeant Maddox had been with the agency for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
In Our Keeping
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Maddox gave the Jacksonville Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Maddox.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
His Life Details
Sergeant Joseph Lee Maddox is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In AL, 30 of 643 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Jacksonville Police Department, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Lee Maddox's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Lee Maddox Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Lee Maddox is highlighted in Jul.
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