Jeffery Alan Wroten served in the U.S. Army for 1 month. Jeffery served during the years of the Cold War.
Gunfire
Officer Jeffery Wroten succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous morning while guarding an inmate at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland.
The inmate, who was receiving treatment in the hospital, was able to gain control of Officer Wroten's service weapon and shot him once in the face.
The prisoner then fled from the hospital and carjacked a taxicab. The cab driver left his microphone on during the incident, which allowed officers to locate him quickly. The inmate forced the cab driver to cross into Pennsylvania, where the driver intentionally crashed the cab. The prisoner then fled on foot back into Maryland and was taken into custody.
On January 18, 2008, the suspect was convicted of Officer Wroten's murder and was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Wroten had served with the Maryland State Division of Correction for four years and was assigned to the medium-security Roxbury Correctional Institution. He had previously served with the Florida Department of Corrections and the West Virginia Department of Corrections.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Wroten gave the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Wroten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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