Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Jimmie Baker was shot and killed while he and his lieutenant transported a prisoner from a hospital to the jail. The officers had arrested the man for drunken driving after the man drove into a utility pole. The officers took the man to the hospital where he was checked out and then returned to the officers' custody. As the officers took him to the jail the suspect produced a hidden weapon and shot both officers in the back of the head. Although seriously wounded, the second officer was able to return fire and kill the suspect. The two officers were transported to Jewish Hospital where Sergeant Baker succumbed to his wounds early the next morning. Sergeant Baker had served with the Scottsburg Police Department for one year.
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You barely got started.
Sergeant Baker gave the Scottsburg Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Scottsburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Baker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Jimmie Baker 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jimmie Baker's cause is highlighted.
How Jimmie Baker Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmie Baker is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jimmie Baker was killed by handgun.