Wilson County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee
End of Watch Wednesday, January 3, 1923
John Coffee Oakley
Deputy Oakley succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained four days earlier when he was shot in the abdomen. Deputy Oakley and the city marshal had gone to a home to arrest a man on a state warrant. While inside the man's son shot Deputy Oakley, causing the fatal wound.
Deputy Oakley was survived by his wife and three children.
Bio
- Age 69
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Saturday, December 30, 1922
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Not available
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