Chief of Police Pleasant Clay Oakes, Raeford Police Department, North Carolina

Chief of Police Pleasant Clay Oakes

Raeford Police Department, North Carolina

End of Watch Saturday, August 31, 1912

Pleasant Clay Oakes

Chief Pleasant Clay Oakes was shot and killed by a man who held a grudge against him. The suspect was angry with the chief for arresting him a few days earlier for public drunkenness.

The suspect was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison. In December of 1914, he escaped from the Caledonia Prison Farm in Halifax County. He went to Sylacauga, Alabama, where under an assumed name he became very prosperous in a lumber business. In November of 1928, he was recaptured in Sylacauga after someone recognized him and reported it to the police. He was returned to North Carolina and ordered to serve the remainder of his sentence.

Bio

Age 49
Tour Not available
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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun
Offender Sentenced to 20 years

Most Recent Reflection

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 97th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service to my home state and birthplace of my son . My cherished son Larry Lasater was murdered on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

August 31, 2009