Roll of Honor
Stanley A. Wiley
Incident
Supervisor Stanley Wiley was stabbed to death at the William P. Clements Unit in Amarillo, Texas, at 7:00 am.
Supervisor Wiley was attacked in the prison shoe factory and his throat was slashed with a knife used to trim shoes. He was taken to the infirmary and then transferred to an Amarillo hospital where he succumbed to his wounds four hours after the attack.
The suspect, who was serving 70 years for aggravated robbery, was taken into custody. He was convicted of Supervisor Wiley's murder and sentenced to death. He was executed by lethal injection on December 11th, 2019.
He is survived by his father, two sisters, grandmother, three nieces, and two nephews.
Survivors
He is survived by his father, two sisters, grandmother, three nieces, and two nephews.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Supervisor Wiley served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Supervisor Wiley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Supervisor Stanley A. Wiley 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 31 of 124 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stanley A. Wiley's cause is highlighted.
How Stanley A. Wiley Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 2019
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stanley A. Wiley is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Stanley A. Wiley was killed by edged weapon; knife.
Incident Location
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