WILLIAM JOHN ANTONIEWICZ

WILLIAM JOHN ANTONIEWICZ Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Trooper
Memorial Panel: 49-W: 13
Department: Utah Highway Patrol
End of Watch: December 8, 1974
Cause: SHOT
Age: 27
Years of Service: 5
Description: Trooper Antoniewicz was shot during a routine traffic stop on I-80. Trooper Antoniewicz was shot in the chest and back with a .38 handgun when he stopped a speeding motorist. The suspect kicked him repeatedly in the head and drove off. Trooper Antoniewicz died at the scene. Two years later a citizen came forward and identified the suspect. The suspect pled guilty to second-degree murder. The man served 12 years and was paroled.
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