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Photograph: Warden Jess Dunn

Patch image: Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Oklahoma






Warden Jess Dunn
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Oklahoma

End of Watch: Sunday, August 10, 1941

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, August 10, 1941
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Three shot and killed; One executed

Warden Dunn was shot and killed when four men attempted to escape from the Oklahoma State Prison. The four suspects took Warden Dunn hostage, stole a prison employee's car, and attempted to escape but were intercepted by two Pittsburg County deputies and an ex-prison guard at a road block a short distance from the prison. A gun battle ensued and Warden Dunn, Deputy William Ford, and three of the suspects were shot and killed.

The fourth suspect was convicted of Warden Dunns murder and executed in the electric chair on July 14, 1943.

One of the suspects who was killed was serving a life sentence for murdering Prison Guard Charles D. Powell at the same prison during a mass escape attempt on May 13, 1936.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OklahomaPrison Guard Charles D. Powell
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Wednesday, May 13, 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OklahomaDeputy Sheriff William A. Ford
Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, August 10, 1941
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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