Roll of Honor
Juandre Devon Gilliam, Sr
Incident
Police Officer Juandre Gilliam was killed in a crash during a vehicle pursuit at approximately 10:30 pm.
A vehicle he was attempting to stop for a traffic violation fled, and he pursued it onto St. Peter Street where his vehicle overturned near Route 182. Officer Gilliam was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Iberia General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Both occupants of the vehicle, one adult and one juvenile, were arrested a short time later.
Officer Gilliam was U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Jeanerette Police Department for two years but had only graduated from the police academy three weeks prior to the crash.
Officer Gilliam was U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Jeanerette Police Department for two years but had only graduated from the police academy three weeks prior to the crash.
Survivors
He is survived by his expectant wife and two children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Gilliam gave the Jeanerette Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jeanerette community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Juandre Devon Gilliam, Sr served in the Army (2012â2012) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Juandre Devon Gilliam, Sr is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Juandre Devon Gilliam, Sr's cause is highlighted.
How Juandre Devon Gilliam, Sr Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Juandre Devon Gilliam, Sr is highlighted in Apr.