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Undersheriff William H. Abbott | Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma
Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

Undersheriff

William H. Abbott

Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

End of Watch: Saturday, February 17, 1912

Biographical Info

Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 14, 1912
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Undersheriff Abbott succumbed to a gunshot blast sustained three days earlier while attempting to serve an insanity warrant. The suspect was declared not to be insane and convicted of first degree manslaughter.

He was survived by his wife and eight children.