Officer Pedro Joel Rodriguez-Mateo - Puerto Rico Dept. of Corrections And Rehabilitation - True Life Hero

Pedro Joel Rodriguez-Mateo
- Aug. 01, 2019 -

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Resided:	PR, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Aug. 01, 2019
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 44 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Puerto Rico Dept. of Corrections And Rehabilitation Ave. Teniente Cesar Gonzalez Esq. Calle Calaf #34 San Juan, PR 00917 USA (787)273-6464
County:	San Juan
Dept. Type:	Federal/Corrections
Hero's Rank:	Officer
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Assault
Weapon Class:	Object
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Bio: Not Available

Survived by:

Wife
and child.

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	Ponce, PR USA Wed. Jul. 31, 2019
Summary:	Officer Pedro Rodriguez-Mateo succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was attacked by an inmate at the Ponce Maximum Security Facility. Officer Rodriguez-Mateo was supervising inmate visitation when he observed a visitor pass an item to an inmate. He had the inmate removed from the visitation area so he could be searched. During the search, the inmate attacked Officer Rodriguez-Mateo and disarmed him of his baton. The inmate, who was serving a 71-year sentence for a triple murder, struck Officer Rodriguez-Mateo several times, causing him to suffer a skull fracture. The inmate was subdued and remains in custody and was charged with first-degree murder of a correctional officer. Officer Rodriguez-Mateo was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.
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Last Updated: Aug. 13, 2019