8/20/1998
Correctional Officer James Hopkins St. Louis Correctional Center, Clayton, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri Department of Justice Services Correctional Officer James Hopkins II of the St. Louis Correctional Center in Clayton, Missouri was killed in an on-duty accident while transporting inmates when the state vehicle he was driving was hit by a drunk driver on August 20, 1998. Correctional Officer Hopkins was 33 years old. He is survived by his mother Sylvia and sister Valencia. Officer Hopkins’ partner, Correctional Officer Timothy Ishmon, survived the accident.