Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Saturday, August 28, 1920
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 28, 1920
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Homer Adrean and Agent Stanton Weiss, of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms were shot and killed when they raided a house searching for illegal whiskey. Another deputy was wounded in the incident.
One of the suspect was shot and killed at the scene and the other was hanged by an angry mob who removed him from the jail.
Deputy Adrean had served with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office for eight years. He was survived by his wife and two children.