Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Frank Baker was shot and killed as he and a posse attempted to arrest a man wanted on a warrant. The posse arrived at the man's home shortly after daybreak and surrounded the property.
One of the deputies knocked on the home's front door. After a long delay, the door was opened by the suspect's brother. At the same time, the suspect, along with his mother and sister, fled through the rear door. Other members of the posse opened fire on him as he fled past them. When he reached Deputy Baker's position the man opened fire, fatally wounding Deputy Baker by shooting him in the abdomen.
The suspect escaped and was declared an outlaw by the State of North Carolina. On October 12, 1886, he was shot and killed by a man he got into an argument with at a brothel in Winston-Salem.
Deputy Baker served in Company F of the 21st North Carolina Regiment (part of the Confederate Army) throughout the Civil War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and eight children.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Baker served with the Stokes County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Danbury community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Frank Baker served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Frank 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 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. Frank Baker's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Baker Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed in 1886
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Baker is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Frank Baker was killed by gun; unknown type.