Roll of Honor
Henry Burton Carlson
Incident
Deputy Marshal Bud Carlson succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained in a shootout with two prisoners during an escape attempt in Amnicon, Wisconsin, on August 13th, 1985. He and another deputy marshal were transferring the suspected bank robbers from a federal prison in Michigan to one in Minnesota when they were attacked while driving on Route 2. The prisoners, who were individually handcuffed, were being transported in a car with no cage. One of the prisoners was able to slip out of his cuffs and throw a jacket over the head of the deputy marshal in the front passenger seat. The prisoner then climbed into the front and disarmed one of the deputies. He handed the gun to the other prisoner who then shot both deputies and accidentally shot the other prisoner. The prisoners left both deputy marshals on the roadway. One of them stole their car while the other carjacked another car and fled. The wounded prisoner was arrested a short time later. The second prisoner took a citizen hostage and stole his van but was arrested while driving it in Illinois later in the day. Both were convicted of attempted murder prior to Deputy Marshal Carlson's death. Deputy Marshal Carlson was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He had retired from the St. Louis Park Police Department in Minnesota before joining the United States Marshals Service. He had served in law enforcement for a total of 35 years at the time he was shot.
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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.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Carlson gave the United States Department of Justice 35 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Henry Burton Carlson served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Henry Burton Carlson is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 53.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Burton Carlson was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Henry Burton Carlson served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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