Roll of Honor

Prev Next

Trooper

James M. Froemsdorf

Missouri State Highway Patrol — Jefferson City, MO

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch March 2, 1985

Age 35

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Badge 261

The Vigil Panel 129 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 32

Incident

Trooper James Froemsdorf was shot and killed with his own weapon after making a traffic stop. During the stop, he placed the driver in handcuffs and in the front seat of his cruiser so he could search the vehicle. He located identification and determined that the suspect was wanted on four warrants out of Texas. Meanwhile, the suspect was able to compress his hand, due to an old injury, to the size of his wrist and squeeze out of one of the handcuffs. The suspect then grabbed Trooper Froemsdorf's handgun and shot him several times. The suspect was later apprehended and sentenced to death. He was executed on July 11, 2001. Trooper Froemsdorf was a United States Army Vietnam War Military Police veteran and served with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for nine years, assigned to Troop C.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-MO-F444986D
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew James. Claim this record.

Also honored at salute.nw. One record, 2 gates. James is one person.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

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.
Trooper Froemsdorf gave the Missouri State Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Missouri State Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Jefferson City, MO

Platform Identity mshp.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 2, 1985

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 35

Badge Number 261

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Military Service

James M. Froemsdorf served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

View full service record on salute.nw →

Trooper James M. Froemsdorf 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Missouri State Highway Patrol, 13 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.

Missouri State Highway Patrol

of 33 officers

39.4% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious