The Department of Public Safety will honor Trooper Fred Guthrie.
Guthrie and his K-9 Reed were killed floodwater’s while on Patrol in Holt County last August.
A total of nine will be included from various law enforcement agencies across the state. A Candlelight Vigil is planned for Friday night at the capitol. Guthrie’s name and the name of others will be placed on the Law Enforcement Memorial Wall north of the capitol Saturday.
Those included in the memorial are listed below.
Debra K. Collins
End of Watch: March 4, 2011
Rank: District Administrator
Department: Missouri Department of Corrections
Cause: Vehicular crash
Age: 55
Years of Service: 25
District Administrator Debra Collins was killed in an automobile crash near Fredericktown while driving to Poplar Bluff for a meeting related to her position with the Department of Corrections. Her vehicle ran off the road and overturned in a ditch, and the injuries she sustained were fatal.
John B. Perry
End of Watch: March 8, 2011
Rank: Deputy Marshal
Department: United States Marshals Service
Cause: Gunshot
Age: 48
Years of Service: 10
On March 8, Deputy Marshal Perry and approximately 10 other U.S. Marshals and St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers went to a residence to serve a suspect with a felony warrant for assault on a law enforcement officer and drug possession. The officers removed several children from the home and then began the search for the suspect. As the officers searched, the suspect opened fire, striking a St. Louis Police officer, Deputy Marshal Perry and another deputy marshal. During an exchange of gunfire, the suspect was shot and killed. Deputy Marshal Perry died at the hospital later that day.
Daryl A. Hall
End of Watch: April 24, 2011
Rank: Police Officer
Department: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Cause: Gunshot
Age: 34
Years of Service: 6
Early in the morning on April 24, Officer Hall was off duty at a nightclub when he heard gunshots outside. Officer Hall went to investigate, and witnessed the suspect shooting a handgun. Officer Hall announced that he was a police officer and ordered the suspect to drop his weapon. The suspect refused and gunfire was exchanged between Officer Hall, the suspect, and a security guard. Officer Hall suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to St. Louis University Hospital where he died later that day.
Jefferson G. Taylor
End of Watch: June 3, 2011
Rank: Master Patrolman
Department: Riverside Police Department
Cause: Weather/natural disaster
Age: 31
Years of Service: 6
On May 23, Master Patrolman Taylor was assisting with disaster response efforts in Joplin following the devastating EF-5 tornado that had struck Jasper and Newton counties the day before. Patrolman Taylor had just returned to a command post on a department ATV to drop off another first responder when a bolt of lightning struck close to where he was standing. Other officers on the scene immediately began CPR and Patrolman Taylor was transported to St. John’s Hospital in Springfield where he remained until he succumbed to his injuries on June 3.
Frederick “Fred” F. Guthrie Jr.
End of Watch: Aug. 1, 2011
Rank: Trooper
Department: Missouri State Highway Patrol
Cause: Drowned
Age: 46
Years of Service: 17
Trooper Guthrie and his canine, Reed, were swept into flood waters in Holt County while on river flooding patrol duty. Another patrol unit discovered Trooper Guthrie’s Patrol truck idling on the road with his Patrol boat still on its trailer. A massive search was initiated, and K9 Reed’s body was recovered the next day. The search for Trooper Guthrie continued and, on Jan. 12, 2012, his body was recovered.
Evan D. Burns
End of Watch: Aug. 16, 2011
Rank: Patrolman
Department: Caruthersville Police Department
Cause: Vehicular assault
Age: 28
Years of Service: 2
Patrolman Burns and another officer were setting up spike strips on a roadway in order to assist deputies from the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Office who were pursuing a stolen SUV being driven by a suspect wanted in an assault case. When the stolen vehicle approached, it struck the first police car, injuring the other police officer. The suspect then rammed the SUV into Patrolman Burns’ vehicle, killing Patrolman Burns.
Jerry E. Hicks, Sr.
End of Watch: Dec. 4, 2011
Rank: Chief of Police
Department: Leadwood Police Department
Cause: Vehicular crash
Age: 69
Years of Service: 25
Chief Hicks was driving to the Potosi Correctional Center to pick up an inmate work crew when the vehicle he was driving slid on a patch of ice on a highway bridge, causing it to leave the roadway. The vehicle hit a tree on the passenger side. Chief Hicks was flown to a hospital in Creve Coeur, where he died six days later.
George F. Ross
End of Watch: April 8, 2010
Rank: Sergeant
Department: Maplewood Police Department
Cause: Heart attack
Age: 62
Years of Service: 32
On March 30, 2010 Sergeant Ross, while on duty, participated in the funeral detail/procession for a fallen officer. As Sergeant Ross returned from the funeral detail, he suffered a massive heart attack and his vehicle left the road way. Sergeant Ross was transported to a local hospital and died on April 8, due to his medical condition.
William M. “Mick” Mudd
End of Watch: Dec. 16, 2010
Rank: Police Officer
Department: Vinita Park Police Department
Cause: Heart attack
Age: 38
Years of Service: 14
Officer Mudd assisted emergency medical personnel during a call in Vinita Park by spreading salt on an icy street and sidewalk. He also assisted in carrying a resident to an ambulance after working his night shift. Shortly after, Officer Mudd arrived home, suffered a heart attack and died in his sleep.