1990 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 168
Total Deaths by Month
- January 19
- February 11
- March 10
- April 16
- May 22
- June 19
- July 10
- August 19
- September 10
- October 11
- November 12
- December 9
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 8
- Arizona 7
- California 10
- Colorado 1
- Delaware 2
- Florida 13
- Georgia 8
- Hawaii 2
- Illinois 4
- Indiana 3
- Iowa 1
- Kentucky 4
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 2
- Maryland 3
- Massachusetts 2
- Michigan 4
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri 2
- Montana 2
- Nebraska 1
- New Mexico 1
- New York 5
- North Carolina 3
- Ohio 3
- Oklahoma 5
- Pennsylvania 7
- Puerto Rico 8
- Railroad Police 1
- South Carolina 4
- Tennessee 4
- Texas 19
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 13
- Utah 1
- Virginia 3
- Washington 1
- Wisconsin 4
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 162
- Female 6
Statistics
- Average age 39
- Average tour of duty 10 years, 10 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 4
Deputy Sheriff William Hamilton Rutherford
Marion County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Bobby Joe Nolen
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Kevan Maurice Ward
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
St. Stephen Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, January 6, 1990
Cause: Stabbed
Immigration Inspector Reynaldo G. De La Garza
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service, US
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Orlando Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 9, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer William E. Donaldson
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Friday, January 12, 1990
Cause: Stabbed
Corporal Harry Leroy Kinikin, Jr.
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, January 13, 1990
Cause: Stabbed
Union City Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, January 14, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, January 15, 1990
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Wednesday, January 17, 1990
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Special Agent L. Douglas Abram
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, January 19, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Maine State Police, ME
EOW: Tuesday, January 23, 1990
Cause: Heart attack
Correctional Officer Walter Owen Fulford
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 24, 1990
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Alan Cone
Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, January 25, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Long Beach Community College District Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1990
Cause: Assault
Lieutenant Joseph Francis Adamy
Amherst Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Special Agent Douglas John Morris
United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Office of Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Sunday, January 28, 1990
Cause: Struck by train
Postal Inspector Terrance M. Asbury
United States Postal Inspection Service, US
EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Stockton Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, February 4, 1990
Cause: Assault
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert Louis Shultis
San Bernardino Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1990
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Luis Morales-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1990
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Butler Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 1990
Cause: Heart attack
Detective Dennis J. Wustenhoff
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, February 15, 1990
Cause: Bomb
Deputy Sheriff John W. Greeney, III
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Inspector Timothy Cal McCaghren
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, February 19, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff William Ricky Hudson
Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 22, 1990
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Ethelbert Wainscott
Jessamine County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1990
Cause: Heart attack
Warner Robins Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, March 5, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Sherdard Raymund Brison
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, March 5, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Joseph Thomas Aversa
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Monday, March 5, 1990
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Sergeant Charles Lendy Freeman
Aiken County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 1990
Cause: Assault
Patrolman Thomas J. Duggan, Sr.
Lawrence Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, March 16, 1990
Cause: Assault
Chief of Police Orville Edwin Sharbono
Fairview Police Department, MT
EOW: Saturday, March 17, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Thomas L. Reuter
Grant County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Monday, March 19, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Delaware State Police, DE
EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Earl Joseph Hauck, II
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, March 22, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Theodore Dennis Wolf, Sr.
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Thursday, March 29, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, April 6, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff David Lee Braunholz
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, April 9, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 1990
Cause: Struck by vehicle
North Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 1990
Cause: Heart attack
Cedar Hill Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 1990
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Roger Carl Henarie
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, April 13, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 14, 1990
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Rodney Kevin Kinzy
Washington County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Russell Richard Bell
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Danny Lee Elbert
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joseph Preston Martin
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Donald Terry Garrison
Cobb County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Albany Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, April 28, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 1990
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Chief of Police Herman DeWayne Justus
West Taylor Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 5, 1990
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Michael Ross Okelberry
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Thomas Grady Burchfield
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Ronald Shigeru Jitchaku
Hawaii County Police Department, HI
EOW: Monday, May 7, 1990
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Johnny Boyd Smith
Frostproof Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 9, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Allen Ingram
Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 12, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Joseph Elmer Stine, Jr.
Charles County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Saturday, May 12, 1990
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Raymond C. Kilroy
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 13, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Gregory A. Hauser
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 13, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Sharon Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 1990
Cause: Heart attack
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 19, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Earl McFarland, III
Liberty County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, May 21, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Marion County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Park Ranger Robert Lewis McGhee, Jr.
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden Franklin Bruce Hill
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1990
Cause: Drowned
Game Warden William Barry Decker
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1990
Cause: Drowned
Police Officer Rodney L. Bennett
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, May 28, 1990
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Willie Ward Christian
Pecos County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 29, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Lieutenant Troy Duaine Woodall
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, AL
EOW: Wednesday, May 30, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Michael Lloyd Rector
Tennessee Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, TN
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Glayton Mitchell Parker
Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Donald Lynn Hill
Val Verde County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Winfred Sylvester Hunter
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, June 4, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Warden Andrew A. Krakow
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, WI
EOW: Tuesday, June 5, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Employee Beverly Jo Taylor
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1990
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Lorenzo L. Rodgers
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, June 12, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Janet Louise Rogers
Big Horn County Sheriff's Department, MT
EOW: Thursday, June 14, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joaquin Montijo, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, June 15, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
West Sacramento Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, June 16, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Steven Paul Bolyard
Florida State Attorney's Office - 1st Judicial Circuit, FL
EOW: Monday, June 18, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Paul F. Cavanagh
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, June 19, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Trooper Joseph Francis Moynihan, Jr.
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Tuesday, June 19, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Patrick O. Briggs
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1990
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Fullerton Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, June 21, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael W. Burson, Sr.
Orlando Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, June 23, 1990
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Special Agent John Lawrence Bailey
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Monday, June 25, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Assistant to the Deputy Warden Sandra JoAnn Bachman
Arizona Department of Corrections, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1990
Cause: Fire
Deputy Sheriff James Boyakin Barnett
Simpson County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James Bruce Irby
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, June 27, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Johnny L. Martin
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, June 28, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Gothenburg Police Department, NE
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Del Rio Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, July 4, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Charles Ebert Murray, Jr.
Fauquier County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Monday, July 9, 1990
Cause: Struck by train
Chief of Police James Leonard McCulloch
Trinity Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, July 21, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Saturday, July 28, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Pompano Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Eufaula Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Barbour County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Milus Terry Lyles
Charlotte Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, August 6, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Henry Larry Caraballo
Pearson Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, August 12, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Robert Louis John
Galveston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 1990
Cause: Struck by train
Sergeant Patrick Elton Roberts, Jr.
Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, August 17, 1990
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff Ruben Valles Carbajal, Jr.
Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Monday, August 20, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Health and Hospitals Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, August 22, 1990
Cause: Stabbed
Corporal Kevin Weadock Barleycorn
University of Arizona Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, August 24, 1990
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Petty Officer Matthew Harold Baker
United States Coast Guard, US
EOW: Friday, August 24, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
United States Coast Guard, US
EOW: Friday, August 24, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
United States Coast Guard, US
EOW: Friday, August 24, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Lieutenant Duane Elmer Stenbak
United States Coast Guard, US
EOW: Friday, August 24, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Game Warden Johnny Ray Maisano, Sr.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, OK
EOW: Sunday, August 26, 1990
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff Blake V. Wright
Wasatch County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Sunday, August 26, 1990
Cause: Fire
Reserve Officer James Boyd Cook, Jr.
Westlake Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, August 30, 1990
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Officer David George Gabrielli
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, August 31, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, August 31, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Lieutenant Donald Albert Bezenah
St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Friday, August 31, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Charles Blackburn Autry
Cocoa Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, September 5, 1990
Cause: Heart attack
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, September 6, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, September 6, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Delaware State Police, DE
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Paul Robert Bush
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 13, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Steven W. Harton
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Monday, September 17, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Robert Preston Palmer
Elsmere Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, September 25, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Herbert Keith McKelvy
Marshall County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Thursday, September 27, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Delmar Warren Tooman
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, September 29, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Brunswick Police Department, ME
EOW: Monday, October 1, 1990
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, October 2, 1990
Cause: Duty related illness
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, October 9, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Sunday, October 14, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Conservation Officer Thomas Jay Deniston
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, IN
EOW: Tuesday, October 16, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Saturday, October 20, 1990
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Probation and Parole Agent Gerald Wayne Moberly
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Louisiana Probation and Parole, LA
EOW: Tuesday, October 23, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Woodville Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, October 23, 1990
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Richard E. Wagner
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, October 25, 1990
Cause: Heart attack
Warren County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, October 26, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Wallie Howard, Jr.
Syracuse Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 30, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, November 4, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, November 11, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, November 13, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Officer James Christopher O'Connor
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 15, 1990
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, November 15, 1990
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Lieutenant Cecilia M. Cipriani-Benefiel
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Friday, November 16, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Thaddeus A. Conner, Sr.
Spencer County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Friday, November 16, 1990
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, November 18, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Thursday, November 22, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Philip Michael Pennington
Prince William County Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, November 22, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John Anthony Salvaggio
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Monday, November 26, 1990
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Patrolman William John Pettit, Sr.
Troutman Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, December 2, 1990
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Mountain Brook Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, December 14, 1990
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Charles Thomas Hammock
Augusta Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, December 18, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, US
EOW: Monday, December 24, 1990
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Frederick Peter Dukes
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Officer Hilton H. "Ike" Shoemake
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, MS
EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Shirley Denise Winston
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, December 31, 1990
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Officer William Elroy Reynolds, Jr.
Virginia Port Authority Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, December 31, 1990
Cause: Automobile crash
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, December 18, 1990
Cause: Vehicular assault