Trooper John Richard Barter
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
End of Watch: Thursday, January 29, 1959

Biographical Info
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: 122

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, January 29, 1959
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1960

Trooper Barter was shot and killed after stopping a parolee at a disturbance call near Altus, Oklahoma. He asked the suspect about the gun the man had and was told it was for target practice. When Trooper Barter ordered the man to surrender the weapon he was shot in the chest. The suspect was later arrested and subsequently executed in 1960.

Trooper Barter had been with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for six years.