Taylor County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
End of Watch: Thursday, December 29, 1988
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 2 years, 9 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: December 29, 1988
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Carpenter was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train at a railroad crossing off of Georgia 96 west of Butler at noon.
Deputy Carpenter had served with the Taylor County Sheriff's Office for over two years. He was survived by his wife and two children.