Atlanta Police Officer (Video Game)

"It goes to show, people will up and go mad when they believe their life is over."

- The Officer to Lee Everett.

The Atlanta Police Officer is an original character and the first character Lee interacts with in Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: Season One. He is seen driving Lee to the West Central Prison in Georgia after being convicted of murdering the state senator for sleeping with his wife.

Macon, Georgia
The officer tells Lee that he joined the Atlanta Police Department in the 1970's, and was thinking about becoming a detective to solve brutal homicide cases. He seems to make frequent prison transfer trips to the West Central Prison with several convicts. He was making a routine drive talking with a handcuffed Lee while not paying attention to the road when a walker wanders onto the highway. The officer collides with the walker and ends up swerving and losing control of his cruiser, resulting in a crash.

"A New Day"
After hitting the walker on the road, the car gets out of control and crashes down a hill. The officer somehow gets dragged out and bitten, as he is screaming for help while firing his shotgun. Lee fades in and out of consciousness hearing the officer fighting off the walkers only to hear his final death cry. Later, when Lee wakes up, he finds him laying down away from the wreckage, uncouncious. As Lee approaches him, taking his keys and uncuffing himself, he wakes up and begins crawling and making his way towards Lee. Lee stumbles back and manages to find the officer's shotgun and kills the undead officer.

Killed By
After the officer gets out of the police car, he is immediately overrun by walkers coming from all directions. He fires several shotgun rounds trying to fight off the horde but is unfortunately attacked and "killed" by the walkers. After Lee startles him, he crawls towards Lee only to be shot in the head with his own shotgun.
 * Zombies (Alive)
 * Lee Everett (Zombified)

Trivia

 * The officer drove Thomas Richards to the West Central Prison.
 * The officer reveals that he is from Lee's hometown, Macon, Georgia.
 * The officer had a nephew studying at UGA, where Lee was teaching.
 * He is the first unnamed person to be seen in the game.
 * He is the first walker Lee Everett kills.