Jeffery B. Blakey

Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections — Chicago, IL

Felonious

End of Watch January 5, 1988

Age 41

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Correctional Officer Jeffery Blakey died as a result of an injury he suffered six weeks earlier while stopping an inmate from escaping at the Des Plaines branch of the Cook County Circuit Court at 1420 Miner Street. One of five prisoners tried to escape out of a fire exit during their transport to court. Correctional Officer Blakey became involved in a physical altercation with this prisoner who was being held on burglary charges. During the struggle, Correctional Officer Blakey was thrown down a flight of stairs and suffered a compound fracture of his ankle. During his recuperation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago, Correctional Officer Blakey was stricken with a pulmonary embolism and remained in a coma until his death six weeks later. Correctional Officer Blakey had served with the Cook County Department of Corrections for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his daughter, mother and brother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Blakey gave the Cook County Sheriff's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Blakey.

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

Agency

Department Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections

Location Chicago, IL

Platform Identity ccsodcorr.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 5, 1988

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Person

Offender Apprehened

Correctional Officer Jeffery B. Blakey 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 IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections, 5 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.

Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections

of 9 officers

55.6% Felonious

IL — Statewide

842

of 1,318 officers

63.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious