New Mexico Corrections Department, New Mexico
End of Watch: Sunday, August 30, 1981
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 2 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: August 30, 1981
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Correctional Officer Gerald Magee was killed after he was taken hostage inside the New Mexico State Penitentiary.
He was stabbed with a knife several times and beaten with blunt instruments by inmates.
Three inmates were charged with his murder. The charges were dismissed against one, and the other two were acquitted.
Officer Magee had served with the New Mexico Corrections Department for 14 months and previously served as a police officer in Newton Township and Newton Falls, Ohio.