North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, NC
EOW: Monday, April 29, 2024
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator William "Alden" Elliott
North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, NC
EOW: Monday, April 29, 2024
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer III Helen Mae Smith
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 3, 2022
Cause: Heart attack
Correctional Lieutenant II Dennis Eugene Boykin
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Probation / Parole Officer II Julie Ann Harper
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Community Corrections, NC
EOW: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Sergeant III Ledell Graham
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Monday, August 30, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Lieutenant III Anthony Lynn Hardie
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Saturday, February 6, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Associate Warden III Julian Arsenio Priest, III
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Sergeant III Christopher Eugene Sorrenti
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Monday, November 30, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Joseph Lloyd Greinke
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Friday, November 20, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer III Thomas Daniel Roberts, Jr.
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Monday, November 16, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer III Charles Warren Harris, Jr.
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Sergeant II Michael Robert Flagg
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Monday, October 26, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer II Allen Bruce Trivett
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Saturday, October 10, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Wendy Letitia Shannon
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Monday, October 30, 2017
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer Justin James Smith
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Thursday, October 12, 2017
Cause: Assault
Correction Enterprises Manager Veronica Skinner Darden
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Thursday, October 12, 2017
Cause: Assault
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer Keith DeCarlo Smith
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Saturday, December 1, 2012
Cause: Accidental
Correctional Officer William Lee Wright
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Cause: Fall
Probation / Parole Officer II Jeffrey Lynn Settle
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Community Corrections, NC
EOW: Thursday, August 4, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Edward Ashley Pounds
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 9, 2010
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer Shannon Cuddington Smith
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Tuesday, November 9, 1999
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Probation Officer David Shawn Cortner
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Community Corrections, NC
EOW: Monday, July 12, 1999
Cause: Automobile crash
Lead Correctional Officer David Michael Anthony
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Tuesday, October 27, 1998
Cause: Accidental
Correctional Officer Leslie John Besci
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1992
Cause: Assault
Probation Unit Supervisor William Vance Lee
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Community Corrections, NC
EOW: Monday, September 11, 1989
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Randall Clayton Cupp
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Thursday, June 5, 1986
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer Earl Cranston Strickland
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Monday, June 2, 1969
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Kermit Dale Jackson
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Thursday, July 21, 1960
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Tuesday, March 4, 1947
Cause: Gunfire
Camp Superintendent H. Carl Keith
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Friday, May 25, 1945
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer James S. Chesser
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1939
Cause: Assault
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Thursday, August 30, 1934
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Thursday, August 30, 1928
Cause: Gunfire
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Friday, January 28, 1916
Cause: Heart attack
Assistant Superintendent J. C. Freeman
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Saturday, September 18, 1915
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 37
- Accidental 2
- Assault 8
- Automobile crash 3
- COVID19 11
- Fall 1
- Gunfire 7
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
- Heart attack 2
- Struck by vehicle 1
By Month
- January 2
- February 2
- March 1
- April 4
- May 1
- June 3
- July 2
- August 4
- September 3
- October 8
- November 4
- December 3
By Gender
- Male 31
- Female 6
Predecessor Agencies
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice
Raleigh, NC
31 Fallen Officers
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Community Corrections
Raleigh, NC
4 Fallen Officers