Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Smith had a fatal heart attack while pursuing two suspects on foot. Officer Smith pursued the suspect for approximately two miles before back-up and K-9 officers arrived. Officer Smith ran back to his car and drove toward the search party but did not exit his vehicle. Fellow Officers noticed Officer Smith slumped over the steering wheel of his cruiser and requested emergency help immediately. Officer Smith was pronounced dead one hour later after arrival at the local hospital.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Smith gave the Washington Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jaison Howard Smith 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 GA, 23 of 903 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 1.5 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At Washington Police Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jaison Howard Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Jaison Howard Smith Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Jaison Howard Smith is highlighted in Dec.
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