Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Bell suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling to subdue a prisoner. Sheriff Bell and the Undersheriff were escorting the prisoner, one on either side, to the Saline County District Courtroom to face a trial for murdering his wife. While being walked to the courtroom the man threw back his elbows, striking both men in the face. Sheriff Bell suffered the heart attack during the attack.
Survivors
Sheriff Bell had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and three grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Bell gave the Saline County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Salina community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Bell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Fred Bell 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 KS, 15 of 335 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fred Bell's cause is highlighted.
How Fred Bell Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Fred Bell is highlighted in Sep.