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Law Enforcement Memorial Page

Rockingham County Department of Corrections


The New Hampshire Law Enforcement Monument is located, in front of the
Legislative Office Building (LOB) in Concord, our State's Capitol.

Correctional Officer Robert C. Prescott
1971

27 years old
Tour of Duty: Two Weeks
Died on September 12, 1971

Cause of Death: Stab Wound

Date of Incident: Sunday, September 12, 1971

Weapon Used :Makeshift Knife

Suspect Info: Unknown

 

Officer Prescott was a guard at the Rockingham County House of Corrections for two weeks. He was also a Newmarket Police Officer and a former University of New Hampshire Campus Police Officer. He was a member of the United States Air Force and attended Dover High School. He was a resident of Newmarket and a member of the American Legion.

On September 12, 1971, Officer Prescott was on duty at the Rockingham County Jail when prisoner Lawrence Conklin, using a makeshift knife, stabbed him to death. Officer Prescott died from his injuries before he reached Exeter Hospital. He was twenty-seven years old


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