Georgia Line of Duty Deaths
Recently Fallen
Between 1791 and 2018, ODMP.org records that 772 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the state of Georgia. Recent line of duty deaths are documented here.
Spencer Allen Englett
Deputy Sheriff Spencer Englett suffered a traumatic medical event while participating in a training exercise at the Basic Police Officer Training Program at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Jasper, Georgia. He collapsed during the exercise and was...
Joshua Bryan “LJ” Ryer, Jr.
End of Watch Tuesday, January 29, 2019Glascock County Sheriff's Office, Georgia Deputy Sheriff LJ Ryer was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to the Regional Youth Detention Center in Washington, Georgia to pick up an inmate. His patrol car collided with another...