United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, February 20, 1950
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: February 20, 1950
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Investigator Oliver Cornelius suffered a fatal heart attack while raiding a still approximately six miles south of Featherston, Oklahoma.
He and another investigator had arrested a suspect and were using an axe to destroy a 40-gallon still when he suddenly collapsed.
Investigator Cornelius was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve and had served with the Alcohol Tax Unit for 18 years. He was survived by his wife, brother, and two sisters.