Jovian Motley
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Correctional Officer III

Jovian Motley

Accident
End of Watch November 13, 2023
Age 27
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo
The Vigil Panel 182 ›
Gender Male

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.

In Our Keeping

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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

Type Corrections
Location Huntsville, Walker County, TX
Platform Identity tdcjcidcorr.walker.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 13, 2023
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Asphyxiation
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Accident

Jovian is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2023, 43 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 106th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jovian was 27. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Jovian had served 1.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

November holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 0.2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division has at least 120 officers remembered here, Jovian among them.

Across the years
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Where

Correctional Officer III Jovian Motley

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division · End of Watch November 13, 2023

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-E

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