OSPD pays tribute to former officer, Deputy U.S. Marshal killed while serving warrant in Louisiana

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) — On Wednesday, the Ocean Springs Police Department (OSPD) recognized Deputy U.S. Marshal Drew Hanson after he was killed while serving a warrant in Louisiana this week. Hanson had previously worked for multiple Coast police departments.

Hanson was shot and killed Monday while serving a warrant for Clarence A. Frazier, Jr. in a neighborhood in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Court documents said officers entered a home connected to Frazier and found him in a bedroom. Those documents said that Frazier fired at the officers and struck Hanson, who later died.

Frazier was arrested after a standoff that lasted several hours, court documents said.

OSPD remembered Hanson in a Facebook post.

The post said Hanson began his career at the Gulfport Police Department in 2013 before he became an enforcement officer for the Mississippi Department of Transportation. In 2015, Hanson joined OSPD, where he served until the following year.

“The men and women of the Ocean Springs Police Department mourn the loss of one of our own. We are grateful for Drew’s service, proud to have been a part of his journey, and forever thankful for the sacrifice he made in service to our nation,” OSPD’s post said.

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