Jim Froemsdorf - Perryville, Missouri
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paulspaper
N 37° 43.527 W 089° 51.799
16S E 247647 N 4179213
Dedicated in recognition, Jim Froemsdorf, Trooper 261 and our Missouri State Highway Patrol, May 15, 1985.
Waymark Code: WM2EG0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2007
Views: 36
Located on the grounds of the Perry County Courthouse.
From the state patrol website: Trooper James M. Froemsdorf, 35, was shot and killed with his own gun on March 2, 1985, on I-55, near Brewer, Missouri, in Perry County. Trooper Froemsdorf had stopped Jerome Mallett for speeding and a radio check revealed Mallett to be wanted for armed robbery in Texas. Trooper Froemsdorf had handcuffed Mallett and was preparing to take him to the Perry County jail when Mallett was able to free one of his hands and attack the trooper. During the ensuing struggle, Mallett was able to get Trooper Froemsdorf's gun and shot and killed him in the patrol car.
A massive manhunt involving several law enforcement agencies resulted in the capture of Mallett on March 5. Mallett was convicted of murder and sentenced to be executed. Trooper Froemsdorf was the 12th member of the Patrol to lose his life in the line of duty.
Trooper Froemsdorf was survived by his wife and three daughters
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