Corporal Andrew Jay Wachter - Rolla Police Dept. - MO - True Life Hero

Andrew Jay Wachter
- Sep. 14, 2022 -

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Rolla Police Dept. Patch

Resided:	Rolla MO, USA
Born:	Aug. 01, 1989
Fallen:	Sep. 14, 2022
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 33 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Rolla Police Dept. - MO 1007 N Elm St Rolla, MO 65401 USA (573)308-1213
County:	Phelps
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Corporal
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Death - Biological
Weapon Class:	COVID-19
Agency URL:	Click Here
Badge:	880
On The Job:	8 years

Bio: Andrew Jay Wachter of Rolla, MO was born in Kirksville, MO to Jay L. Wachter and Elaine Kay Wachter, nee Bragg. He passed away at his home in Rolla, MO on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at the age of 33 years, 1 month and 13 days.

Andrew graduated from Kirksville High School in 2008.

He then attended Linn Tech for Heavy Equipment Operations until pursuing his true passion where he graduated from the Missouri Sheriff's Association Academy obtaining his Class A Peace Officer certificate.

He married the love of his life, Katlyn Marie Johnson on October 15, 2011, and to this union four children were born.

Andrew began his career in law enforcement at the La Plata Police Department. He and Kate later moved to Rolla, MO where he went to work for the Rolla Police Department, was a Corporal and a member of the SWAT Team. On the side, Andrew also had his own power washing business called 'Show Me Curb Appeal.' He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Masonic Lodge and El Kadir Shrine Club in Kirksville, MO.

He had accepted the Lord as his Lord and Savior at an early age at Fellowship Baptist Church in Kirksville and began attending Greentree Church when he moved to Rolla.

Andrew was an outdoorsman that loved to hunt, fish, ride four-wheelers and grill/smoke meat. He had a heart for helping others and a presence that lit up any room he was in. He loved to make people smile, to joke around and to grill or smoke meat and have get-togethers. He enjoyed going to auctions and collecting bench vises and anvils. Most of all, Andrew loved his family, especially his kids and wife. He was a devoted husband, father, son, brother and friend.

Survived by:

Wife
and four children

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	MO USA
Summary:	Corporal Andrew Wachter died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Corporal Wachter had served with the Rolla Police Department for over seven years and had previously served with the La Plata Police Department for over one year. ==================================================================== COVID-19, a flu-like virus, originated in Wuhan, China. Worth a mention, the Chinese Government had a biological research facility in that very province. At this point, it was widely held that COVID-19 was a bat-coronavirus and the first case was discovered in Wuhan in Oct. 2019. On Dec. 31, 2019, Chinese authorities alerted the World Health Organization of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China, with an unknown cause. Jan 7, 2020 Chinese authorities identify a new type of coronavirus (called novel coronavirus or nCoV). Despite deaths and an entire Chinese Province(Hubei) quarantined by the Chinese Government, the World Health Organization(WHO) simply declares a global public-health emergency. Despite this serious understatement, on January 31st, President Trump bans foreign nationals from entering the US if they were in China within the prior two weeks. Despite a large public outcry of racism, this move likely saved 1000's of American lives, it would later be deemed. After a full blown global infection, and an entire country being declared on 'Lockdown'(Italy), on March 11th, WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic. This same day, President Trump bans all travel from 26 European countries. On Mar. 13th, a US national emergency is declared over the novel coronavirus outbreak. On Mar. 23rd, New York City confirms 21,000 cases, making it the biggest epicenter of the outbreak in the US. On Mar. 31, more than 1/3 of humanity is under some form of lockdown. On Apr. 2nd, the world passes one million COVID-19 infections. On April 7th, roughly 95% of all Americans are under lockdown, as 42 states issue stay-at-home orders. The entire American economy has ground to a halt. Congress passed laws awarding trillions in grants, loans and other types of assistance to the American working population and businesses.
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