Roll of Honor
Jeffery Alan Wroten
Incident
Officer Jeffery Wroten succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous morning while guarding an inmate at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland.
The inmate, who was receiving treatment in the hospital, was able to gain control of Officer Wroten's service weapon and shot him once in the face.
The prisoner then fled from the hospital and carjacked a taxicab. The cab driver left his microphone on during the incident, which allowed officers to locate him quickly. The inmate forced the cab driver to cross into Pennsylvania, where the driver intentionally crashed the cab. The prisoner then fled on foot back into Maryland and was taken into custody.
On January 18, 2008, the suspect was convicted of Officer Wroten's murder and was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Wroten had served with the Maryland State Division of Correction for four years and was assigned to the medium-security Roxbury Correctional Institution. He had previously served with the Florida Department of Corrections and the West Virginia Department of Corrections.
Survivors
He is survived by his son, four daughters, mother, three sisters, and three brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Wroten gave the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Wroten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jeffery Alan Wroten served in the U.S. Army (1980â1980) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Jeffery Alan Wroten 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Division of Correction, 6 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeffery Alan Wroten's cause is highlighted.
How Jeffery Alan Wroten Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jeffery Alan Wroten is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jeffery Alan Wroten was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Jeffery Alan Wroten served in the U.S. Army (1980–1980) before joining law enforcement.
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