"Bud" Carlson
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
EOW: Thursday, June 20, 1991
Deputy U.S. Marshal Bud Carlson succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained in a shootout with two prisoners during an escape attempt in Superior, Wisconsin, on August 13th, 1985.
He and another deputy marshal were transferring the suspected bank robbers between two prisons when the incident occurred. Both deputy marshals were shot and seriously wounded. One of the suspects was wounded and arrested a short distance away. The second suspect was able to escape but was arrested in Illinois later in the day.
Deputy Marshal Carlson was a US Navy veteran of WWII. He had retired from the St. Louis Park Police Department in Minnesota before joining the United States Marshals Service. He had served in law enforcement for a total of 35 years at the time he was shot.
Military Information: BM2, US NAVY
"Bud" Carlson
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
EOW: Thursday, June 20, 1991
Deputy U.S. Marshal Bud Carlson succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained in a shootout with two prisoners during an escape attempt in Superior, Wisconsin, on August 13th, 1985.
He and another deputy marshal were transferring the suspected bank robbers between two prisons when the incident occurred. Both deputy marshals were shot and seriously wounded. One of the suspects was wounded and arrested a short distance away. The second suspect was able to escape but was arrested in Illinois later in the day.
Deputy Marshal Carlson was a US Navy veteran of WWII. He had retired from the St. Louis Park Police Department in Minnesota before joining the United States Marshals Service. He had served in law enforcement for a total of 35 years at the time he was shot.
Military Information: BM2, US NAVY
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