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| Deputy Warden D. C. Oates
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Oklahoma
End of Watch: Monday, January 19, 1914 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, January 19, 1914
Weapon Used: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Deputy Warden Oates, Sergeant Fred Godfrey, 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 everyone 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.
Deputy Warden Oates had been with the agency for seven years and was survived by his wife and five children. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
