James Wieden

California Department of the Youth Authority — Sacramento, CA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch December 5, 1965

Age 45

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Gender Male

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Incident

Corrections Employee James Wieden died from injuries he sustained three days earlier when he was assaulted by two students as they escaped on from the Preston School of Industry in Ione, California. The two 17-year-old suspects beat him into unconsciousness with an iron pipe. They were apprehended two days later in Santa Ana. Corrections Employee Wieden is survived by his wife and two daughters. He served as a medic in the Pacific theater during World War II.

Survivors

Corrections Employee Wieden is survived by his wife and two daughters.

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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.
Corrections Employee Wieden served with the California Department of the Youth Authority.
Thank you for your service to the Sacramento community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department California Department of the Youth Authority

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity cdyafed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 5, 1965

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Blunt object; Iron pipe

Offender Apprehended

Military Service

James Wieden served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Corrections Employee James Wieden 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At California Department of the Youth Authority, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

California Department of the Youth Authority

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious