Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper James Froemsdorf was shot and killed with his own weapon after making a traffic stop. During the stop, he placed the driver in handcuffs and in the front seat of his cruiser so he could search the vehicle. He located identification and determined that the suspect was wanted on four warrants out of Texas. Meanwhile, the suspect was able to compress his hand, due to an old injury, to the size of his wrist and squeeze out of one of the handcuffs. The suspect then grabbed Trooper Froemsdorf's handgun and shot him several times. The suspect was later apprehended and sentenced to death. He was executed on July 11, 2001. Trooper Froemsdorf was a United States Army Vietnam War Military Police veteran and served with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for nine years, assigned to Troop C.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three daughters.
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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 Froemsdorf gave the Missouri State Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James M. Froemsdorf served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Trooper James M. Froemsdorf 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. James M. Froemsdorf's cause is highlighted.
How James M. Froemsdorf Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 2001
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James M. Froemsdorf is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James M. Froemsdorf was killed by officer's handgun.
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