Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
End of Watch: Saturday, October 27, 1984
Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 749 Trooper Nalley was shot and killed after making a traffic stop of a tractor trailer on State Highway 6. He requested backup during the stop after he learned that the rig and trailer had been reported stolen. When the backup officer arrived he located Trooper Nalley suffering two gunshot wounds to the head.
The suspect was apprehended and sent to a psychiatric hospital before his trial to evaluate his mental state. While in the hospital a female accomplice smuggled a gun in and he took a hostage. During the ensuing standoff he was shot and killed.
Trooper Nalley was survived by his wife and 3-week-old son. | 
