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Trooper

Robert Patrick McDermon, Sr.

Florida Highway Patrol — Tallahassee, FL

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch April 11, 1981

Age 35

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Badge 848

The Vigil Panel 124 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 53

Incident

Trooper Robert McDermon was shot and killed near Baldwin while attempting to apprehend an escaped prisoner from the Union Correctional Institution. Trooper McDermon and his cousin had been assisting with the search for the escapee and had returned to his cousin's home along U.S. Route 90 at the completion of their shift. They encountered the convicted murderer inside the mobile home. Trooper McDermon confronted the man, who had armed himself with a shotgun and rifle he found inside, and exchanged shots. Both Trooper McDermon and his cousin were shot and killed. The suspect fled the scene but surrendered a short time later after taking a neighbor hostage. The suspect was found guilty of both murders, sentenced to death, and executed on July 21st, 1992. Trooper McDermon was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 11 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, his daughter, and his son.

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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 McDermon gave the Florida Highway Patrol 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida, 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 Florida Highway Patrol

Location Tallahassee, FL

Platform Identity fhp.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 11, 1981

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 35

Badge Number 848

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Offender Executed in 1992

Military Service

Robert Patrick McDermon, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Trooper Robert Patrick McDermon, Sr. 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Florida Highway Patrol, 23 of 54 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.6% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Highway Patrol

of 54 officers

42.6% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious