Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas
End of Watch Saturday, July 11, 1981
Add to My HeroesFerdinand Frederick "Bud" Pribbenow
Trooper Ferdinand Pribbenow was shot and killed during a traffic stop near El Dorado, Kansas.
The suspect shot him before he had a chance to react. The suspect fled and was later spotted at the tollgate at the Kellogg exit in East Wichita and a pursuit ensued. About a mile into the chase, the suspect rammed the back of a van that was stopping at a light at Kellogg and Rock Road near the Towne East Shopping Mall. Officers ordered the suspect to exit his car and he responded with gunfire.
Officers returned fire, striking the suspect several times before he was taken into custody. He was convicted of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and first degree murder and sentenced to life. He was denied parole in July of 2012 but has another parole hearing in July, 2017.
Trooper Pribbenow had served with the Kansas Highway Patrol with the agency for 22 years. He was survived by his wife and five daughters.
Bio
- Age 47
- Tour 22 years
- Badge 211
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; .357 caliber
- Offender Convicted of first degree murder
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