Trooper James M. Froemsdorf

Trooper James M. Froemsdorf, 35, was shot and killed with his own gun on March 2, 1985, on Interstate 55, near Brewer, Missouri, in Perry County. Trooper Froemsdorf had stopped a vehicle for exceeding the speed limit. A radio check revealed that the driver was wanted for armed robbery in Texas.

Trooper Froemsdorf had handcuffed the subject and was preparing to take him to the Perry County Jail. While sitting in the patrol car the subject was able to free one of his hands and attack the trooper. During the ensuing struggle the subject was able to take control of Trooper Froemsdorf's weapon, and shot and killed Trooper Froemsdorf in the patrol car.

Following a trial for his crime(s) the defendant was convicted for the murder of Trooper Froemsdorf, and was sentenced to death. He was executed on July 11, 2001

Trooper James M. Froemsdorf, 35, was the 12th member of the Patrol to lose his life in the line of duty.