Kankakee County Sheriff's Department, Illinois
End of Watch Thursday, February 27, 1986
Add to My HeroesJerome Combs
Correctional Officer Jerome Combs died as a result of injuries sustained from being kicked by an unruly inmate at the Detention Center. Officer Combs, along with two other Correctional Officers, were struggling with an inmate, attempting to place him in a cell. It was then that the inmate kicked Officer Combs in the chest, killing him.
Correctional Officer Combs had served with the Kankakee County Sheriff's Department for only seven months. In 2005, a new county jail was named the Jerome Combs Detention Facility in his honor.
Bio
- Age 24
- Tour 7 months
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Assault
- Weapon Person
- Offender Apprehended
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