ROANOKE, Va. — A fallen Virginia correctional officer received a solemn escort home this week as hundreds of people lined the streets to pay their respects.
Fellow officers at the River North Correctional Center in Roanoke, along with other law enforcement agencies, provided an escort for Jeremy Hall, who was killed in the line of duty. Officials say Hall was attacked and killed by an inmate Monday morning.
The Virginia Department of Corrections and other police agencies joined in a procession from Roanoke to bring Hall’s body to his hometown of Independence to be laid to rest. Hundreds of people lined the streets of the town to pay their respects as the procession passed through.
Officials say Hall was a brave man until his final moments…