Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Homer Stuckey was shot and killed as he and three other officers attempted to capture a convicted murderer who had escaped from the Milledgeville state prison farm over a year earlier after being granted a furlough. Deputy Stuckey and the other officers surrounded the escapee's residence. As Deputy Stuckey went into the back yard, he was surprised by the fugitive, who was armed with a shotgun and hiding under a tree. Deputy Stuckey ordered him not to shoot, but he opened fire, striking Deputy Stuckey in the right side with buck shot and killing him instantly.
The fugitive fled the scene but was later captured and convicted of murder. He was executed by electrocution on February 22, 1929 after he confessed to both murders.
Homer Stuckey was survived by his wife, three children, his parents, four brothers, and two sisters. Before serving as a deputy for Montgomery County, he had served as marshal of Chauncey, McCrae, Eastman, Lumber City, and other towns.
Survivors
Homer Stuckey was survived by his wife, three children, his parents, four brothers, and two sisters.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Stuckey gave the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Mt. Vernon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Stuckey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Homer Stuckey 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 Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Homer Stuckey's cause is highlighted.
How Homer Stuckey Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Homer Stuckey is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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