Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Keeper Daniel Walsh suffered a fatal heart attack after being assaulted by four inmates who were attempting to escape from the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton.
Four inmates had obtained a forged work pass that they used to gain access to an area below Sentry Box #3 during a shift change. When the two officers in the tower, including Deputy Walsh, opened the door the four inmates attacked them. The inmates then climbed the tower and went over the wall from the observation deck. All four inmates were captured within the hour.
Deputy Walsh suffered a heart attack during the attack. He died as a result six days later.
Deputy Walsh had served with the New Jersey State Prison for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Keeper Walsh gave the New Jersey Department of Corrections 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Keeper Walsh.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Keeper Daniel J. Walsh is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 38 of 646 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At New Jersey Department of Corrections, 5 of 32 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 15.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel J. Walsh's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel J. Walsh Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel J. Walsh is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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