James David Young

Georgia State Patrol — Atlanta, GA

Felonious

End of Watch May 4, 1975

Age 34

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Badge 481

The Vigil Panel 115 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 28

Incident

Trooper Young and Sergeant Willis Haralson, of the Cordele Police Department, Georgia, were shot and killed by a suspect who had managed to gain control of Trooper Young's service weapon. Trooper Young had arrested the man and brought him to the Cordele Police Department for a breath test when the suspect attacked the trooper. The suspect was later apprehended and sentenced to life but served only 14 years. Trooper Young served with the Georgia State Patrol for five years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Young gave the Georgia State Patrol 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Young.

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

Agency

Department Georgia State Patrol

Location Atlanta, GA

Platform Identity ghp.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 4, 1975

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 34

Badge Number 481

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Served 14 years

Trooper James David Young 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 State Patrol, 4 of 29 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 13.8% of this agency's fallen.

Georgia State Patrol

of 29 officers

13.8% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious