Incident
Guard Jerry Condo succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier during an escape attempt from the Centre County Jail.
He was locking prisoners in their cells at about 8:30 pm when two inmates rushed from the bathroom and attacked him. The inmates violently beat him over his head causing serious injuries. They then took his keys and fled from the jail along with three other prisoners.
Four of the escapees were arrested several days later. The two men who attached Guard Condo were convicted of murder in September 1904.
Guard Condo was a Civil War veteran. He was survived by his wife and several children.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and several 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.
Guard Condo served with the Centre County Correctional Facility.
Thank you for your service to the Bellefonte 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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jerry Condo served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Guard Jerry Condo 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerry Condo's cause is highlighted.
How Jerry Condo Compares
Offender Outcome
Convicted of murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jerry Condo is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jerry Condo was killed by blunt object; iron pipe.