Joseph Vincent Conte served in the U.S. Navy for 1 year and 10 months. Joseph served during the years of the Korean War and the Cold War.
Detention Officer Joseph Conte was shot and killed during an escape attempt while picking up four inmates from a dentist office at 20 NE 8th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. Officer Conte and another officer were loading the four inmates into the van when a man in a nearby car shot him in the face with a shotgun without warning. The man fled but was apprehended by Fort Lauderdale police officers several blocks away. None of the inmates escaped during the incident. The man was convicted of second-degree murder and aiding an escape. He was sentenced to 75 years in prison but was released on January 30th, 2011. Officer Conte had served with the Broward County Sheriff's Office for three years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detention Officer Conte gave the Broward County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Lauderdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detention Officer Conte.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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