Officer Down

Sergeant Mary K. Ricard
Colorado Department of Corrections
End of Watch: Monday, September 24, 2012
Age: 55
Tour: 9 years

Sergeant Mary Ricard was killed when she was stabbed in the neck as an inmate attacked her and another correction's sergeant at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in Crowley, Colorado.

The inmate, a convicted child rapist, attacked the two female sergeants in the kitchen area of the medium-security prison while breakfast was being prepared. The inmate was able to inflict serious wounds on both sergeants before being subdued. Sergeant Ricard succumbed to her injuries while the other sergeant was critically injured.

Sergeant Ricard had served with the Colorado Department of Corrections for nine years.

Rest in Peace Sis…We Got The Watch

Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lake, From the hills, From the sky. All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.