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Deputy Sheriff John Coffee Oakley | Wilson County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Wilson County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff

John Coffee Oakley

Wilson County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

End of Watch: Wednesday, January 3, 1923

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 69

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 12/30/1922

Weapon: Handgun

Suspect: Not available

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Deputy Oakley succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained four days earlier when he was shot in the abdomen. Deputy Oakley and the city marshal had gone to a home to arrest a man on a state warrant. While inside the man's son shot Deputy Oakley, causing the fatal wound.

Deputy Oakley was survived by his wife and three children.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 89th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect, not even 89 years.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05
January 3, 2012

 

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