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Deputy Sheriff George H. Loney | Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma
Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

Deputy Sheriff

George H. Loney

Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

End of Watch: Tuesday, May 2, 1911

Biographical Info

Age: 34
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 2, 1911
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Lynched

Deputy Sheriff George Loney was shot and killed in Okema by a 14-year-old boy as he searched his parent's shanty for stolen goods.

The boy, his father, and mother were arrested and confined in the Okfuskee County Jail. Two weeks later a mob broke into the jail, gagged and bound the jailer, and seized the boy and his mother. They were hanged from the timbers of a bridge across the Canadian River. The boy's father was convicted of larceny and sent to prison before they were lynched. He served three years.

Deputy Loney was survived by his wife and three children. He is buried west of Paden, Lincoln County, Oklahoma.