Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Jimmie Linegar was shot and killed by a white supremacist he and his partner stopped at checkpoint. Neither Trooper Linegar nor his partner were aware that the man they had stopped had just been indicted by a federal grand jury for involvement in a Neo-Nazi group accused of murder. The suspect immediately exited the vehicle and opened fire on him with an automatic weapon. The suspect was apprehended five days later in Forsyth, Missouri. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Trooper Linegar had served with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for four years and had previously served with the Lebanon Police Department for five years. He was survived by his wife, 5-year-old daughter, and 3-year-old son. In the summer of 2003 a stretch of Route 86 was renamed in honor of Trooper Linegar.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, 5-year-old daughter, and 3-year-old son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Linegar gave the Missouri State Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Linegar.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Jimmie Elliott Linegar 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Missouri State Highway Patrol, 13 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jimmie Elliott Linegar's cause is highlighted.
How Jimmie Elliott Linegar Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmie Elliott Linegar is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jimmie Elliott Linegar was killed by handgun; mac-11.
Incident Location
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