Homer Adrean

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department — Oklahoma City, OK

Felonious

End of Watch August 28, 1920

Age 42

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Homer Adrean and Agent Stanton Weiss, of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms were shot and killed when they raided a house searching for illegal whiskey. Another deputy was wounded in the incident.

One of the suspect was shot and killed at the scene and the other was hanged by an angry mob who removed him from the jail.

Deputy Adrean had served with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Adrean gave the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Adrean.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department

Type Other

Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK

Platform Identity ocso.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1920

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Deputy Sheriff Homer Adrean 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 97,772 officers honored here.

In OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department, 6 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department

of 11 officers

54.5% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious