Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff James Lindsey was accidentally shot and killed by a Lincoln County deputy sheriff in Meeker, Oklahoma.
Deputy Lindsey and two other Pottawatomie County deputies had gone to Meeker while searching for several suspects. They went to Deputy Lindsey's place of business to ask for his assistance since they had crossed into Lincoln County. The Lincoln County deputy started explaining that several bandits had recently tried to rob him but he had thwarted them by pulling out his gun. He began to reenact the scene but accidentally discharged his revolver when he pulled it out.
The round struck Deputy Lindsey in the head, killing him. The Lincoln County deputy was arrested and charged with manslaughter.
Deputy Lindsey was survived by his wife and three children.
Survivors
Deputy Lindsey was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Lindsey served with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Shawnee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Lindsey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff James Robert Lindsey is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Robert Lindsey's cause is highlighted.
How James Robert Lindsey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Robert Lindsey is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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