Bradley Steven Glascock was a 24-year-old Florida State Trooper killed on August 4, 1977, in Miami while on a routine traffic stop on the Dolphin Expressway (Route 836). The driver had failed to pay a ten-cent toll and, after repeatedly backing up to avoid colliding with the trooper’s car, was approached by Trooper Glascock. As the trooper reached the vehicle the suspect produced a .38-caliber handgun and shot him twice, killing him. The suspect fled but was identified with the help of a civilian ride-along who provided a description and partial license plate. The vehicle and murder weapon were recovered, roadblocks were set, and two days later the 31-year-old suspect turned himself in and was charged with first-degree murder.

The suspect pled guilty and received a life sentence; parole requests were denied in 2011 and 2017, and as of November 2020 he remained incarcerated. Trooper Glascock had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for one year and was survived by his parents, brother, and sister. The killing prompted the state cabinet to provide bullet-resistant vests to all state troopers.

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