Iowa Department of Corrections
Correctional Officer Richard William Newkirk
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Robert Levi McFarland
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee Lorena Yanira Schulte
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer Michael Donovan Teachout
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Saturday, November 28, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Robert John Vidimos, II
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Monday, November 16, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Probation / Parole Officer II Daniel Morris Jones
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Friday, July 27, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Scott Edward Bryant
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Monday, May 17, 2004
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Correctional Officer Gerald Raymond Featheringill
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Sunday, February 18, 1979
Cause: Fall
Correctional Officer Samuel Reed
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Friday, April 11, 1969
Cause: Stabbed
Corrections Captain William Minehart Zimmerman
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Sunday, October 1, 1967
Cause: Heart attack
Guard William Harrison Hollingsworth
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Sunday, March 7, 1948
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Robert Hart
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Tuesday, July 9, 1940
Cause: Gunfire
Iowa Board of Parole, IA
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1938
Cause: Automobile crash
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 15
- Assault 3
- Automobile crash 3
- COVID19 3
- Fall 1
- Gunfire 1
- Heart attack 1
- Stabbed 2
- Struck by vehicle 1
By Month
- February 2
- March 3
- April 2
- May 1
- June 1
- July 2
- October 1
- November 3
By Gender
- Male 14
- Female 1
Predecessor Agencies
