Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Arthur Oxendine was killed when his patrol car was struck by a hit-and-run driver as he was attempting to pass another car on NC 71 four miles north of Maxton. The truck that hit him fled the scene. The driver and several occupants were arrested several days later. The driver was charged with manslaughter, felonious hit-and-run, and several other driving offenses. The passengers were charged with being accessories after the fact of a felony. The 20-year-old driver was convicted of death by vehicle, hit-and-run, driving with a revoked license, and sentenced to 7 years on October 16, 1994. He was released on January 10, 1996. Detective Oxendine was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran who had served with the Robeson County Sheriff's Office for ten years and had previously served with the Scotland County Sheriff's Office for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Oxendine gave the Robeson County Sheriff's Office 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lumberton community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Arthur Wendell Oxendine served in the U.S. Army (1966â1969) before joining law enforcement.
Detective Arthur Wendell Oxendine is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 58 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Robeson County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Wendell Oxendine's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Wendell Oxendine Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Wendell Oxendine is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Arthur Wendell Oxendine was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
Military Service
Arthur Wendell Oxendine served in the U.S. Army (1966–1969) before joining law enforcement.
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