Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Bart Arnold died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Arnold was a United States Air Force veteran who served over 20 years with the Enid Police Department. He had previously served one year with the North Enid Police Department.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Bart Lane Arnold died on January 3, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 57.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and child.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Arnold gave the Enid Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Enid community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Arnold.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Bart Lane Arnold served in the Air Force (1987â1997) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Bart Lane Arnold is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OK, 21 of 582 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Enid Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bart Lane Arnold's cause is highlighted.
How Bart Lane Arnold Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Bart Lane Arnold is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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