Bio & Incident Details
Age: 45
Tour: 14 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Stabbed
Incident Date: 2/28/1972
Weapon: Edged weapon; Shank
Suspect: Charged with murder
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Sergeant Donald Bourne was killed when an inmate stabbed him at the Trenton State Prison (now known as New Jersey State Prison). Sergeant Bourne was guarding the mess hall of the prison when the inmate attacked him, stabbing him in the chest. Sergeant Bourne was taken to the hospital, where he died from his wounds. The inmate was charged with murder and sentenced to life in prison.
The inmate was serving a 15-year sentence for armed robbery and had been transferred from Rahway State Prison (now known as East Jersey State Prison) to Trenton State Prison after stabbing an officer in Rahway. That officer recovered from his wounds.
Sergeant Bourne served with the New Jersey Department of Corrections for 14 years.
