Macon Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Friday, June 11, 1948
Age: 61
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 11, 1948
Weapon Used: Rifle; .22 caliber
Suspect Info: Executed in 1949
Detective O'Cain was shot and killed as he and another officer searched for a prowler in the 1600 block of First Street. As he walked into a backyard the suspect shot him in the stomach. The suspect, 20, was arrested the next day. On April 20, 1949, he went to his death in the electric chair.
He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, sister, and four brothers.