Missouri Department of Corrections, Missouri
End of Watch Friday, March 30, 1906
Add to My HeroesJames W. Woods
Guard James Woods was stabbed to death by an inmate at the Missouri State Penitentiary.
The inmate was shot and killed by other corrections officers following the stabbing.
Guard Woods had served with the Missouri State Penitentiary for two months and was the former police chief of Macon, Missouri.
Bio
- Age 52
- Tour 2 months
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Weapon Edged weapon
- Offender Shot and killed
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