Charles Frederick Cash

Kentucky Department of Corrections — Frankfort, KY

Felonious

End of Watch May 9, 1986

Age 35

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 16

Incident

Corrections Officer Cash was beaten to death by an inmate with a hammer while supervising a group of prisoners at the Western Kentucky Farm Center. The suspect dragged Officer Cash's body into a barn and then escaped from the Farm Center in a prison van. The man was arrested, convicted of Officer Cash's murder, and sentenced to death. Officer Cash had served with the Kentucky Department of Corrections for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Cash gave the Kentucky Department of Corrections 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kentucky. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Cash.

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

Agency

Department Kentucky Department of Corrections

Location Frankfort, KY

Platform Identity kentcorr.franklin.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 9, 1986

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Blunt object; Hammer

Offender Sentenced to death

Corrections Officer Charles Frederick Cash 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Kentucky Department of Corrections, 9 of 17 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 52.9% of this agency's fallen.

Kentucky Department of Corrections

of 17 officers

52.9% Felonious

KY — Statewide

755

of 983 officers

76.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious