Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Agent Thomas Wyatt was killed in an on-duty automobile crash on Highway 210 three miles west of McGregor.
He was driving his department vehicle to the Brainerd Field Office when it collided head-on with a logging truck. Agent Wyatt was killed instantly.
Agent Wyatt had served with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for six years. He had previously served with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation for three years and the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement for one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two young children, parents, sister, and grandmother.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Wyatt gave the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Wyatt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Thomas John Wyatt is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 28.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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