Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 24, 1990
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: January 24, 1990
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Correctional Officer Walter Fulford was killed while supervising an inmate road crew.
He was operating a road grader and stopped to talk with a county official. As he got off the grader it moved forward and ran over him.
Officer Fulford was assigned to the Hall County Correctional Institute.