Deputy Sheriff John Coffee Oakley
Wilson County Sheriff's Department
Tennessee
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 3, 1923

Biographical Info
Age: 69
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, December 30, 1922
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

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.