Police Officer Who Shot Darrell Abbott's Killer Gets 2nd in Votes For America's Most Wanted All-Stars
James Niggemeyer gets 2nd highest vote total for killing crazed gunman who killed 4 including Darrell Abbott.
Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer, who is widely credited for saving lives on Dec. 8, 2004 when he entered Alrosa Villa without backup and killed a crazed gunman responsible for blowing away four people, including Pantera/Damageplan guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, received the second-highest number of votes for the "America's Most Wanted All-Star" honor and did not win the "All-Star" prize, which includes $10,000 in cash and a VIP trip to the next NASCAR All-Star Challenge. The "All-Star" honor went to Wichita Falls Police Department Detective Deanna Tofte, whose work resulted in the arrest of a man charged with sexually abusing two young children.