Trooper James M. Froemsdorf
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Missouri
End of Watch: Saturday, March 2, 1985

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 261

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, March 2, 1985
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death

Trooper Froemsdorf was shot and killed with his own weapon after making a traffic stop. During the stop he placed the driver in handcuffs and in the front seat of his cruiser so he could search the vehicle. He located identification and determined that the suspect was wanted on four warrants out of Texas.

Meanwhile, the suspect was able to compress his hand, due to an old injury, to the size of his wrist and squeeze out of one of the handcuffs. The suspect then grabbed Trooper Froemsdorf's handgun and shot him several times. The suspect was later apprehended and sentenced to death. He was executed on July 11, 2001.