Roll of Honor
Stanton E. Weiss
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent Stanton Weiss and Deputy Homer Adrean, of the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department, were shot and killed when they raided a house searching for illegal whiskey. Another deputy was shot and wounded. One of the suspects was shot and killed at the scene and the second was hanged by an angry mob who removed him from the jail. Agent Weiss is buried in Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Weiss served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Weiss.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Federal Prohibition Agent Stanton E. Weiss 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, 47 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stanton E. Weiss's cause is highlighted.
How Stanton E. Weiss Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stanton E. Weiss is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Stanton E. Weiss was killed by handgun.
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