Bio & Incident Details
Age: 38
Tour: 2 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/19/1914
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Sergeant Godfrey, Deputy Warden D. C. Oates, and Officer H. H. Drover were shot and killed at the Oklahoma State Prison by three prisoners who were attempting to escape. An ex-Oklahoma congressman visiting the prison was also killed and three others were shot and wounded.
No one seemed to know exactly how, but each of the three prisoners had obtained a revolver. As they ran towards the front gate they shot everone they saw and begged other inmates to join them. Miraculously no other inmates did. As they reached the front gate and fled outside guards opened fire on the escapees killing all three.
Sergeant Godfrey had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife.
Related Line of Duty Deaths
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Correctional Officer H. H. Drover |
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Deputy Warden D. C. Oates |
