Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Arterberry was accidentally shot and killed when his service weapon fell from its holster and discharged, striking him in the liver and lung. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1800 hours. The incident occurred as he sat in a chair at the police station.
Officer Arterberry had been with the agency for only four days.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, mother, three sisters, and four brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Arterberry served with the Mangum Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mangum community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Arterberry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Martin Luther Arterberry 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 Mangum Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Martin Luther Arterberry's cause is highlighted.
How Martin Luther Arterberry Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Martin Luther Arterberry is highlighted in Nov.
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