Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Thursday, August 3, 1989
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: August 3, 1989
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Correctional Officer Kenneth Denton suffered a fatal heart attack while supervising five inmate road workers at 9:30 am.
He was driving a department van on Highway 9 near Granite, Oklahoma, when he suffered a heart attack. The van left the roadway, struck a bridge abutment, and overturned.