Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 14, 1997
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: October 14, 1997
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Corrections Officer James Dimanoff was killed after falling from a guard tower while trying to secure a trap door.
After climbing up several flights on a ladder of the tower he was assigned to, he fell through the trap door and was fatally injured.
Officer Dimanoff served at Gatesville. He is survived by his two sons.