Kentucky Department of Corrections, Kentucky
End of Watch: Friday, May 9, 1986
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: May 9, 1986
Weapon Used: Blunt object; Hammer
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death
Corrections Officer Cash was beaten to death by an inmate with a hammer while supervising a group of prisoners at the Western Kentucky Farm Center.
The suspect dragged Officer Cash's body into a barn and then escaped from the Farm Center in a prison van. The man was arrested, convicted of Officer Cash's murder, and sentenced to death.
Officer Cash had served with the Kentucky Department of Corrections for 10 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.