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Officer John F. Gradon
Florida Department of Corrections
Florida

End of Watch: Sunday, February 1, 1953

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Thursday, January 15, 1953
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Two convicted

Officer Gradon succumbed to wounds received two weeks earlier during an escape attempt at the Loxahatchee Road Prison. Officer Grant Dohner was also killed in the escape attempt. Both escapee were convicted of the murders.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Florida Department of Corrections, FloridaCorrections Employee Grant R. Dohner
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1953
Cause of Death: Assault

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