Roll of Honor
Steven P. Ary, Sr.
Incident
Correctional Officer Steven Ary was stabbed to death while working at SCI-Graterford. He was attacked in a corridor near the prison's kitchen and stabbed more than 40 times. The 24-year-old inmate was serving a life sentence for the murders of two patrons at a Philadelphia bar three years earlier. The charge of murdering Officer Steven was dismissed in court because the only witness refused to testify. Officer Ary was a United States Navy Vietnam War veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Correctional Officer Ary served with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania, and 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
Steven P. Ary, Sr. served in the Navy (1963â1967) before joining law enforcement.
Correctional Officer Steven P. Ary, Sr. 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, 13 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steven P. Ary, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Steven P. Ary, Sr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Murder charge dismissed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Steven P. Ary, Sr. is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Steven P. Ary, Sr. was killed by edged weapon.
Incident Location
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