Correctional Officer James Grover Henderson Jr.
Georgia Department of Corrections
Georgia
End of Watch: Monday, June 3, 2002

Biographical Info
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: 1967

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Charges pending

Officer James Henderson succumbed to injuries received two weeks earlier when he was attacked and beaten by an inmate at the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Georgia.

The incident occurred at approximately 2330 hours when he told the inmate to return to his cell for the night. Another officer was also injured when he came to Officer Henderson's assistance. The prisoner was working as an orderly at the time and was responsible for cleaning the cell block. The inmate had already received a three year extension to his original sentence as a result of several attacks on other guards.

Officer Henderson had been employed with the Georgia Department of Corrections for eight years, and is survived by his 10-year-old daughter.