Florida Department of Corrections

Florida Department of Corrections, FL

Florida Department of Corrections

Sergeant Joseph Ossman

Florida Department of Corrections, FL

EOW: Sunday, September 10, 2017

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Jorge Ramos

Florida Department of Corrections, FL

EOW: Sunday, May 1, 2016

Cause: Heart attack

Guard John F. Gradon

Florida State Road Department - State Convict Road Force, FL

EOW: Sunday, February 1, 1953

Cause: Assault

Guard Grant R. Dohner

Florida State Road Department - State Convict Road Force, FL

EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1953

Cause: Assault

Guard William R. Brannon

Florida State Road Department - State Convict Road Force, FL

EOW: Friday, August 20, 1948

Cause: Gunfire

Guard William Henry Hunt

Florida State Road Department - State Convict Road Force, FL

EOW: Tuesday, August 28, 1945

Cause: Gunfire

Captain Ike Steele

Florida State Road Department - State Convict Road Force, FL

EOW: Thursday, September 6, 1928

Cause: Stabbed

K9 Biggie

Florida Department of Corrections, FL

EOW: Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Cause: Heatstroke

K9 Freckles

Florida Department of Corrections, FL

EOW: Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Cause: Heatstroke

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 38

  • Accidental 1
  • Assault 3
  • Automobile crash 4
  • COVID19 6
  • Drowned 1
  • Gunfire 7
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
  • Heart attack 6
  • Stabbed 6
  • Struck by vehicle 1
  • Vehicular assault 1

By Month

  • January 5
  • February 3
  • March 4
  • April 4
  • May 2
  • June 4
  • July 5
  • August 5
  • September 4
  • October 1
  • December 1

By Gender

  • Male 33
  • Female 5

K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 2

  • Heatstroke 2