Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Robert Blassingame succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three weeks earlier when he was attached on a railroad platform.
Two men approached him and asked him what time a train was due to arrive. One of the men then grabbed him from behind and produced a handgun. Marshal Blassingame was able to break free and pulled his own gun, but was shot in the stomach. Marshal Blassingame managed to shoot and kill one of the suspects. The other suspect, now age 21, was discovered in the Utah State Penitentiary on September 29, 1931, where he was serving an indeterminate sentence for grand larceny. Three weeks earlier he helped lead a prison riot resulting in three inmates being shot. He was to be extradited back to Oklahoma and charged with Marshal Blassinggame's murder. On November 24, 1932, the suspect was denied termination of his sentence at the Utah Penitentiary. There is no record of him being returned to Oklahoma.
Marshal Blassingame had served with the agency for 9 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Blassingame gave the Wister Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wister community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Blassingame.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Robert T. Blassingame is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 15 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Wister Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert T. Blassingame's cause is highlighted.
How Robert T. Blassingame Compares
Offender Outcome
One shot and killed;
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert T. Blassingame is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert T. Blassingame was killed by handgun.
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