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Deputy Sheriff Jack Hunter | McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma
McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

Deputy Sheriff

Jack Hunter

McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

End of Watch: Saturday, May 8, 1920

Biographical Info

Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 8, 1920
Weapon Used: Handgun; Pistol
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Jack Hunter was shot and killed by an inmate during an escape attempt from the county jail.

The suspect, who was being held for officials in Seattle, Washington, on charges of forgery, bigamy, and draft dodging, had a pistol slipped to him by a friend. Deputy Hunter was picking up dirty dishes from the inmates when the man produced the hidden gun and shot him. The suspect escaped and fled to Alma, Arkansas, where he was shot and killed by the McIntosh County sheriff and his deputy three weeks later.

Deputy Hunter had served with the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office for 10 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.