Roll of Honor
Incident
Detention Deputy Mark Anderson suffered a fatal heart attack after interacting with a belligerent inmate in the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center.
Deputy Anderson was working alone managing gym-use time for inmates when one of the inmates became extremely upset, prompting Deputy Anderson to call for emergency response from other deputies. Additional deputies responded and they escorted the inmate back to his unit.
Deputy Anderson was preparing for a subsequent shift when he collapsed in the locker room.
Deputy Anderson had served with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his daughter and brother, as well as his significant other and her son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detention Deputy Anderson gave the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rochester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detention Deputy Anderson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detention Deputy Mark Edward Anderson is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MN, 26 of 293 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Edward Anderson's cause is highlighted.
How Mark Edward Anderson Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Edward Anderson is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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