Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Deputy Sheriff Fred Scott and Special Deputy Sheriff Carl Johnson were shot and killed at a cabin near Moose Lake while attempting to arrest a man who had fled from another officer earlier in the day.
A county traffic officer had stopped the subject and his wife earlier in the day and placed him under arrest for driving a stolen vehicle. The officer had the wife ride with him and told the man to drive ahead of him to the sheriff's office. The man started to drive and then suddenly accelerated, leading the traffic officer on a pursuit. The man drove to a wooded area where he abandoned the car and fled on foot.
The county sheriff deputized several citizens after tracking the man to a cabin near Phil Hall's Resort at Moose Lake. As the deputies approached the cabin the man opened fire from inside with a 12 gauge shotgun. Deputy Johnson was shot in the head and killed instantly while Deputy Scott was shot in the back and died a short time later.
The man fled again and remained at large for two weeks. He was shot and killed after being found hiding in a shed near Lake Namakogan.
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Sheriff Scott served with the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hayward community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Sheriff Scott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Deputy Sheriff Fred Scott is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Sawyer County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fred Scott's cause is highlighted.
How Fred Scott Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Fred Scott is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Fred Scott was killed by shotgun; 12 gauge.
Incident Location
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