Roll of Honor
Incident
Correctional Officer Larry Stell was fatally stabbed by an inmate at the Telfair State Prison in Helena, Georgia.
The attack occurred in a dormitory area that housed approximately 80 inmates. The inmate, 30, who stabbed him was subdued and transferred to another prison. The inmate was serving a life sentence for the murder of a man in Cordele in October of 2008. He was charged with Officer Stell's murder.
Correctional Officer Stell had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Stell gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Stell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Larry L. Stell 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Georgia Dept. of Corrections, 16 of 38 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry L. Stell's cause is highlighted.
How Larry L. Stell Compares
Offender Outcome
In custody
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Larry L. Stell is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Larry L. Stell was killed by edged weapon; knife.
Incident Location
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