Roll of Honor
Raymond A. Wietstock
Incident
Corrections Officer Raymond Wietstock was killed when he was struck on the head with a wooden table leg and a wooden juggling pin by two juvenile inmates who were attempting to escape from the State Industrial School in Mandan, North Dakota. The inmates, 15 and 16, were captured four hours later. Officer Wietstock's autopsy report revealed he died from a heart attack directly after the beating. Both boys were charged with second degree murder. They were convicted of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to 7 years each. The 15-year-old was killed in a traffic accident near Fargo on January 26, 1975. Officer Wietstock had only served with the North Dakota State Industrial School for six weeks.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Wietstock served with the North Dakota State Industrial School.
Thank you for your service to the Mandan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Wietstock.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer Raymond A. Wietstock 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 ND, 39 of 61 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 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. Raymond A. Wietstock's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond A. Wietstock Compares
Offender Outcome
Cause: Assault
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond A. Wietstock is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Raymond A. Wietstock was killed by blunt object.