Virginia Department of Corrections
Corrections Officer Joel A. Legaspi
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Sunday, January 21, 2018
Cause: Duty related illness
Regional Administrator Rodolfo Felix Guillen, Jr.
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Monday, June 14, 1982
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Henry McCoy Townes, Jr.
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Tuesday, January 6, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Ronald A. Barnes
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Sunday, March 16, 1975
Cause: Assault
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Monday, November 22, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Supervisor Samuel Anderson Pickels
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Friday, July 23, 1971
Cause: Assault
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Friday, December 4, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1966
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Assistant Superintendent Hugh Lucas Johnson
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1965
Cause: Stabbed
Corrections Employee James C. Vanneter
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Monday, January 18, 1965
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Hilton Edward Bland
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Wednesday, September 11, 1963
Cause: Assault
Guard William Green Franklin, Jr.
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Saturday, July 23, 1960
Cause: Heart attack
Correctional Officer McCarthy Taylor
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 1957
Cause: Fall
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Tuesday, June 16, 1936
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Guard Charles Alton Edward Leonard
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Thursday, September 22, 1932
Cause: Assault
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Thursday, December 19, 1929
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Tuesday, March 1, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Monday, July 29, 1912
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Friday, April 12, 1912
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Saturday, February 29, 1908
Cause: Fall
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Friday, February 2, 1906
Cause: Struck by train
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 21
- Assault 4
- Automobile crash 1
- Duty related illness 1
- Fall 2
- Gunfire 6
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Heart attack 1
- Stabbed 2
- Struck by train 1
- Struck by vehicle 2
By Month
- January 4
- February 2
- March 2
- April 1
- June 2
- July 4
- September 2
- November 1
- December 3
By Gender
- Male 21
- Female 0
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Stabbed 1
Predecessor Agencies