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Sergeant

Curtis Bernard Billue

Georgia Dept. of Corrections — Atlanta, GA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch June 13, 2017

Age 58

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

The Vigil Panel 167 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 37

Incident

Sergeant Curtis Billue and Sergeant Christopher Monica were shot and killed after being attacked by two inmates in Putnam County, Georgia.

The officers were transporting 33 prisoners between Hancock State Prison and Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison at approximately 5:45 am. Two of the inmates attacked the officers as the transport bus drove along Route 16, between Eatonton and Sparta. One of the inmates was able to disarm one of the officers and then shot them both. The prisoners stole both officers' service weapons and carjacked a passing car before fleeing.

Both subjects fled the scene and remained at large for several days. On June 15th, 2017, they were captured in Rutherford County, Tennessee, following a vehicle pursuit in which they fired at two deputies. The men fled to a nearby home in an attempt to steal another vehicle but were captured by the homeowner and a neighbor, who held them at gunpoint until responding officers took them into custody.

One subject was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in June 2022. After his sentence, he committed suicide. The other was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Sergeant Billue had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for ten years.

Survivors

He is survived by his two sons, parents, and eight siblings.

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Tributes

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.
Sergeant Billue gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Georgia Dept. of Corrections

Location Atlanta, GA

Platform Identity gdcorr.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 13, 2017

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Committed suicide; sentenced to life

Military Service

Curtis Bernard Billue served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Sergeant Curtis Bernard Billue 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.

Georgia Dept. of Corrections

of 38 officers

42.1% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious