Officer Down

Corrections Officer Kellie Pena

Texas Department of Criminal Justice
End of Watch: Friday, September 3, 2010
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Thursday, August 19, 2010


Corrections Officer Kellie Pena passed away as the result of complications from an injury he received while struggling with an inmate.


On August 19, 2010, Officer Pena and three other officers attempted to restrain an inmate at the Neal Unit in Amarillo, Texas. During the confrontation the inmate was able to push Officer Pena to the ground. Two days later Officer Pena underwent emergency surgery for a hernia which he suffered during the struggle.


He passed away from a heart attack while still hospitalized from the surgery.


Officer Pena had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for seven years.

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Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.