Roll of Honor
Jovian Motley
Incident
Correctional Officer III JJ Motley died while helping restrain a combative inmate at the J. Dale Wainwright Unit at 2665 Prison Road 1 in Lovelady.
The cause of death is under investigation.
The inmate has been charged with capital murder.
Officer Motley had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division for over one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother and father.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Correctional Officer III Motley gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer III Motley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer III Jovian Motley 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 32 of 124 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jovian Motley's cause is highlighted.
How Jovian Motley Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with murder
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jovian Motley is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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