Frankie Lee Lingard
Incident
Sergeant Frankie Lingard was shot and killed by a man who he had pulled over for speeding after the vehicle passed his cruiser at approximately 80 mph on I-95 near Santee, South Carolina. As Sergeant Lingard was approaching the vehicle on the driver's side, the subject shot him and then sped away. Another officer pulled the vehicle over a short time later, and a woman and two children jumped out. After a chase that went through three counties, the driver crashed his vehicle and was apprehended. Both adults were charged with murder. The male subject was sentenced to death. Sergeant Lingard was not wearing his vest at the time. All four shots struck him in the chest and back. Sergeant Lingard was a United States Army veteran and had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
First Sergeant Lingard gave the South Carolina Highway Patrol 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Frankie Lee Lingard served in the U.S. Army (1976â1979) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Felonious
South Carolina Highway Patrol has lost 52 officers; 20 of them killed feloniously.
Frankie is one of 272 officers killed feloniously in SC, 61.5% of the 442 remembered there.
Frankie is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Frankie is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1997, 1 officer at South Carolina Highway Patrol was killed feloniously, the 2nd heaviest of 19 years on record. The heaviest was 1979, with 2.
In 1997, 2 officers in SC were killed feloniously, the 46th heaviest of 119 years on record. The heaviest was 1925, with 7.
In 1997, 88 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 71st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1997, 93 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 67th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Frankie was 39. Of the 19 killed feloniously at South Carolina Highway Patrol whose age is recorded, half were between 28.5 and 39.5; the middle age was 31. Frankie had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 9 years.
Frankie was 39. Of the 243 killed feloniously in SC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 47; the middle age was 38. Frankie had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 5.3 years.
Frankie was 39. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Frankie had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Frankie was 39. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Frankie had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 20% of these deaths at South Carolina Highway Patrol, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 15%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths in SC; July holds the most, 10.7%. Wednesdays: 8.8%.
December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 12.9%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 13.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 38.5% of all 52 deaths at South Carolina Highway Patrol, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 30% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 61.5% of all 442 deaths in SC, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 21% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.9% of these deaths.
His people
South Carolina Highway Patrol has 52 officers remembered here, Frankie among them.
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Ralph W. McCracken Oct 12, 1931
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William Pierre Lancaster
Jun 9, 1932
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John Davenport Cunningham
Jun 1, 1933
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Hansford McKinley Reeves
Feb 15, 1934
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Edwin DeRonda Milam
Dec 25, 1934
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Edward M. Hennecy
Nov 19, 1935
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Kenneth Earl McNeill
Jan 2, 1937
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Lide Lawson Rhodes
Jul 15, 1938
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Walter T. Bell
Feb 4, 1939
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Harlan M. Smith
Sep 23, 1940
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George G. Broome
May 28, 1941
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Joseph P. Monroe Sep 30, 1941
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Norris Nettles
Jan 4, 1942
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Albert T. Sealy
Oct 4, 1950
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Arnold R. Carter
Jun 18, 1956
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Harry Boyd Ray
Sep 7, 1958
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Henry C. Yonce
May 19, 1959
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John Ray Riddle
Jan 15, 1961
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Marion Charles Steele
Sep 10, 1966
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Richard Varn Woods
Aug 19, 1969
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Alfred A. Thomason
Jul 27, 1970
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Jimmy A. Traylor
Dec 25, 1970
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Roy Odes Caffey
Oct 8, 1972
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Fulton House Anthony
Mar 10, 1973
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Ben Wesley Strickland
May 31, 1974
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Willie Edward Peeples
Jun 8, 1979
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Robert A. Mobley
Jul 19, 1979
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David Lee Alverson
Nov 13, 1981
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John R. Clinton
May 24, 1983
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Bruce Kenneth Smalls
Sep 27, 1985
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Robert Paul Perry, Jr.
Apr 15, 1987
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George Tillman Radford
Oct 29, 1988
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Harry Mckinley Coker Jr.
Jun 21, 1989
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Marvin Leroy Titus
Nov 20, 1991
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David Hunter O'Brien
Dec 14, 1991
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Hardy Merl Godbold
Feb 29, 1992
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Mark Hunter Coates
Nov 20, 1992
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Randall Lamar Hester
Apr 20, 1994
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Michael Allen Chappell
Apr 17, 1995
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Randall Scott Hewitt
Jun 23, 1996
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Frankie Lee Lingard
Dec 31, 1997
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Jacob Ham, Jr.
Feb 8, 1998
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David Travis Bailey
Apr 5, 2000
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Eric Francis Nicholson
Dec 6, 2000
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Michael Joseph Rao
Jun 12, 2002
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Kenneth Jeffrey Johnson
Jul 7, 2002
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Jonathan Wade Parker
May 16, 2005
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James Darryl Haynes, II
Feb 1, 2008
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Jonathan Shea Nash
Sep 19, 2009
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Dana Kevin Cusack
Mar 27, 2010
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Daniel Keith Rebman, Jr.
Oct 24, 2017
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Dennis Ricks
Aug 13, 2025
Where
Military Service
Frankie Lee Lingard served in the U.S. Army (1976–1979) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 20-W
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