Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: OxfordCounty: SumnerDeath Date: 4/9/1995Added to Memorial: 1995Circumstances of Death: Automobile AccidentOxford Police Chief John Teter was critically injured April 2nd when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Sumner CountyCounty: SumnerDeath Date: 9/22/1935Added to Memorial: 1999Circumstances of Death: GunshotIn the early morning hours of Sunday, September 22, 1935, Officer Morgan was making his rounds as night watchman in Belle...
Type of Officer: Deputy Sheriff and ConstableJurisdiction: Sumner CountyCounty: SumnerDeath Date: 11/20/1920Added to Memorial: 2004Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn the the evening of November 20, 1920, Sumner County Deputy Sheriff Nicholas “Nick” Damett,...
Type of Officer: Special OfficerJurisdiction: Santa Fe RailroadCounty: SumnerDeath Date: 6/1/1911Added to Memorial: 2007Circumstances of Death: GunshotShortly after midnight on June 1, 1911, Santa Fe Railway Special Officer John Cates was checking security seals on...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Sumner CountyCounty: SumnerDeath Date: 10/18/1884Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Sheriff “Cash” Hollister, a former deputy U.S. Marshal, and George Davis, a member of a posse, attempted to...
Type of Officer: Deputy PolicemanJurisdiction: HunnewellCounty: SumnerDeath Date: 9/2/1884Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Ed Scotten was killed when he attempted to disarm four cowboys who were “shooting up” the town. On August 12, 1884,...
