North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, North Carolina
End of Watch Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Add to My HeroesMeggan Lee Callahan
Sergeant Meggan Callahan was killed after being assaulted at the Bertie Correctional Institution at approximately 5:30 p.m.
An inmate serving a life sentence for murder initially set a fire inside the prison. Sergeant Callahan responded with two other offices. She was using a fire extinguisher to put out the fire when she was attacked by the inmate who set the fire. He gained control of the fire extinguisher and struck Sergeant Callahan in the head with it, seriously injuring her.
Medical staff at the prison and other first responders provided medical aid but she succumbed to her injuries approximately one hour after the attack.
The inmate, 35, was serving a life sentence for the murder of a man in Cumberland County in 2000. He killed the man with a shotgun blast while burglarizing his home.
Sergeant Callahan had served with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety for five years.
Bio
- Age 29
- Tour 5 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Assault
- Weapon Blunt object
- Offender In custody
Most Recent Reflection
View all 291 Reflections37 years to the day my dad passed. He was a thirty-eight year veteran New York City officer. Rest in peace Sergeant Callahan. A real true heroine!
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