James David Allen, Jr.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office — Tampa, FL

Cardiac

End of Watch May 21, 1974

Age 55

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Deputy Sheriff James Allen suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with an inmate at the old Hillsborough County Jail at 1301 Morgan Street in Tampa. While being escorted to the psychiatric ward for observation, the subject became violent. Deputy Allen and another deputy managed to subdue the subject. Afterward, Deputy Allen went to the Tampa General Hospital where attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. Deputy Allen had served with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for nine years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Allen gave the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Allen.

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

Agency

Department Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Location Tampa, FL

Platform Identity hcso.hillsborough.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 21, 1974

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff James David Allen, Jr. 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 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 15 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 13.3% of this agency's fallen.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

of 15 officers

13.3% Cardiac

FL — Statewide

of 1,008 officers

6.2% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac