Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Ronnie Fox, Detective David Sheehan, and Narcotics Agent Billy Morgan were killed when their plane crashed into Jack Fork Mountain in southeastern Oklahoma. The officers were searching for marijuana fields at the time. Corporal Fox had served with the McAlester Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Fox gave the McAlester Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the McAlester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Fox.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Ronnie Nile Fox is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 23.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At McAlester Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronnie Nile Fox's cause is highlighted.
How Ronnie Nile Fox Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronnie Nile Fox is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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