Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Ocie Gray and Officer Austin Roberts were killed when the Cessna 180 piloted by Officer Roberts crashed just off State Route 104 about 23 miles east of Las Vegas. The officers were dropping hay to starving antelope that were stuck in deep snow in San Miguel County. Officer Gray was a Korean War veteran and had served with the agency for seven months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Gray served with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Fe community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ocie C. Gray served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Officer Ocie C. Gray is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen. That is 30.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ocie C. Gray's cause is highlighted.
How Ocie C. Gray Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ocie C. Gray is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Military Service
Ocie C. Gray served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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