Roll of Honor
Incident
Village Marshal Fred Jordan was shot and killed while searching a car he had stopped being driven by a 17-year-old boy. He had received a complaint from a local doctor that the vehicle was driving up and down the street in front of his house and the driver was blowing the horn and shining a spotlight into his windows. Marshal Jordan took a revolver from the youth but the boy had retained a second gun and shot Marshal Jordan. The boy was captured four hours later after a thrilling chase by Green County Deputy Sheriff Tom Carver, 76. It was later discovered that the car was stolen. The subject was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 to 20 years in prison. The doctor who called in the complaint ran out of his house scantily clothed to aid Marshal Jordan when he saw him get shot. He contracted pneumonia and died 12 days later. Marshal Jordan also served as a deputy sheriff with the Green County Sheriff's Office.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Village Marshal Jordan served with the Monticello Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Monticello community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Village Marshal Jordan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Village Marshal Fred Jordan 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 WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fred Jordan's cause is highlighted.
How Fred Jordan Compares
Offender Outcome
stolen vehicle
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Fred Jordan is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Fred Jordan was killed by handgun.