Roll of Honor
Eric Jason Autobee
Incident
Sergeant Eric Autobee was beaten to death after being attacked by an inmate in the kitchen of the Limon Correctional Facility in Limon, Colorado.
The inmate struck Sergeant Autobee in the back of the head with a kitchen instrument in an unprovoked attack. Sergeant Autobee was flown to Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado where he succumbed to his injuries at 1230 hours.
The suspect was convicted of Sergeant Autobee's murder and sentenced to death.
Sergeant Autobee had been employed with the Colorado Department of Corrections for 20 months and served as the food service supervisor.
Correctional Sergeant Autobee rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis October 17th, 2019
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Correctional Sergeant Autobee gave the Colorado Department of Corrections 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Sergeant Autobee.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Sergeant Eric Jason Autobee 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 65.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Colorado Department of Corrections, 14 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 77.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eric Jason Autobee's cause is highlighted.
How Eric Jason Autobee Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Eric Jason Autobee is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Eric Jason Autobee was killed by blunt object.
Incident Location
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