Roll of Honor
Arnold Castilleja Garcia
Incident
Group Supervisor Arnold Garcia succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was beaten by a juvenile prisoner with a metal table leg at the Dorothy Kirby Juvenile Detention Center, at 1500 South McDonnell Avenue, in Commerce City. At approximately 1:00 am the juvenile, who was serving a sentence for burglary and a weapons violation, asked Supervisor Garcia if he could be let out of or his room to use the bathroom. When Supervisor Garcia opened the door the juvenile struck him in the head with the leg of a table he had disassembled in his room. The boy and a second juvenile then escaped the facility, but were both apprehended in an adjacent railroad yard a short time later. Supervisor Garcia had served with the Los Angeles County Probation Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 11 children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Group Supervisor Garcia gave the Los Angeles County Probation Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Downey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Group Supervisor Garcia.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Group Supervisor Arnold Castilleja Garcia is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Los Angeles County Probation Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arnold Castilleja Garcia's cause is highlighted.
How Arnold Castilleja Garcia Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Arnold Castilleja Garcia is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Arnold Castilleja Garcia was killed by blunt object.
Incident Location
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