Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia
End of Watch: Thursday, October 11, 2012
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: October 11, 2012
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: In custody
Correctional Officer Larry Stell was fatally stabbed by an inmate at the Telfair State Prison in Helena, Georgia.
The attack occurred in a dormitory area that housed approximately 80 inmates. The inmate, 30, who stabbed him was subdued and transferred to another prison. The inmate was serving a life sentence for the murder of a man in Cordele in October of 2008. He was charged with Officer Stell's murder.
Correctional Officer Stell had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for 11 years. He is survived by his wife.