Florida State Road Department - State Convict Road Force, Florida
End of Watch: Thursday, September 6, 1928
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: September 3, 1928
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Captain Ike Steele succumbed to stab wounds sustained three days earlier when he was stabbed by a prisoner at the road prison in Panama City, Florida.
The 21-year-old inmate, serving a 10 year sentence, stabbed Captain Steele when he attempted to force him out of his cell after he refused to work. He was charged with murder, tried, and acquitted.