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Arnold Castilleja Garcia
Incident
Group Supervisor Arnold Garcia succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was beaten by a juvenile prisoner with a metal table leg at the Dorothy Kirby Juvenile Detention Center, at 1500 South McDonnell Avenue, in Commerce City. At approximately 1:00 am the juvenile, who was serving a sentence for burglary and a weapons violation, asked Supervisor Garcia if he could be let out of or his room to use the bathroom. When Supervisor Garcia opened the door the juvenile struck him in the head with the leg of a table he had disassembled in his room. The boy and a second juvenile then escaped the facility, but were both apprehended in an adjacent railroad yard a short time later. Supervisor Garcia had served with the Los Angeles County Probation Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 11 children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Group Supervisor Garcia gave the Los Angeles County Probation Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Downey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Group Supervisor Garcia.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Los Angeles County Probation Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them killed feloniously.
Arnold is one of 974 officers killed feloniously in CA, 53% of the 1,839 remembered there.
Arnold is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Arnold is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1994, 10 officers in CA were killed feloniously, the 18th heaviest of 163 years on record. The heaviest was 1970, with 24.
In 1994, 93 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1994, 99 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 63rd heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Arnold was 58. Of the 905 killed feloniously in CA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 43; the middle age was 35. Arnold had served 17 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Arnold was 58. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Arnold had served 17 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Arnold was 58. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Arnold had served 17 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 9.1% of these deaths in CA; October holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 12%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Los Angeles County Probation Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was blunt object, in 100% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 53% of all 1,839 deaths in CA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was blunt object, in 0.6% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was blunt object, in 1.2% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was blunt object, in 1.1% of these deaths.
His people
Los Angeles County Probation Department has 2 officers remembered here, Arnold among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 52-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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