| Trooper Glen A. Skalman Minnesota State Patrol Minnesota End of Watch: Sunday, December 27, 1964 Biographical Info Age: 29 Tour of Duty: 3 years Badge Number: 326 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, December 17, 1964 Weapon Used: Handgun; .22 caliber Suspect Info: Sentenced to 40 years Trooper Glen Skalman succumbed to gunshot wounds received ten days earlier while making a traffic stop on I-35 near Forest Lake.
The suspect was later apprehended and sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty to second degree murder. Trooper Skalman had been a member of the Minnesota State Patrol for three years, and is survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons. |