Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Thursday, January 23, 1997
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: January 23, 1997
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper James Malloy suffered a fatal heart attack after struggling with a combative prisoner at the barracks on Route 1, in Foxboro.
He had escorted a prisoner from his cell to a pay phone and was attempting to put the prisoner back into the cell when the man became combative and struggled with Trooper Malloy.
After getting the prisoner back in the cell Trooper Malloy then assisted carrying several heavy bundles of confiscated marijuana up several flights of stairs. He reported to the front desk and asked for medical assistance for chest pains before collapsing.
Trooper Malloy was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Massachusetts State Police for 16 years. He is survived by his wife and three children.