Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer D.J. Oyebi was killed in a two-vehicle crash while he was responding to another accident. His patrol car went out of control on the rain-slicked U.S. 177, 2.3 miles north of State Highway 15 West, in Noble County. The patrol car crossed the center line and was struck in the passenger side by a northbound vehicle. Officer Oyebi was pronounced dead at the scene, along with a passenger in the other car. The driver of the other car was admitted to the hospital in serious condition. Officer Oyebi had served with the Otoe-Missouria Tribal Police for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, son, mother, and sister.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Oyebi gave the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Red Rock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Oyebi.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Officer Defford Thomas Oyebi Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 23.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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