Correctional Officer Robert C. Prescott
1944 - 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