Sergeant Howell Burchfield
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
California
End of Watch: Saturday, June 8, 1985

Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: Saturday, June 8, 1985
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Shank
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death

Sergeant Howell Burchfield was stabbed to death when he was attacked by an inmate at the San Quentin State Prison's Carson Unit.

He was stabbed in the heart causing him to bleed to death. All three inmates involved in the attack were convicted and one of them was sentenced to death.

Sergeant Burchfield had been employed with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for 12 years, and is survived by his wife and five children.