Arthur Wendell Oxendine

Robeson County Sheriff's Office — Lumberton, NC

Felonious Veteran →

End of Watch October 1, 1993

Age 53

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Detective Arthur Oxendine was killed when his patrol car was struck by a hit-and-run driver as he was attempting to pass another car on NC 71 four miles north of Maxton. The truck that hit him fled the scene. The driver and several occupants were arrested several days later. The driver was charged with manslaughter, felonious hit-and-run, and several other driving offenses. The passengers were charged with being accessories after the fact of a felony. The 20-year-old driver was convicted of death by vehicle, hit-and-run, driving with a revoked license, and sentenced to 7 years on October 16, 1994. He was released on January 10, 1996. Detective Oxendine was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran who had served with the Robeson County Sheriff's Office for ten years and had previously served with the Scotland County Sheriff's Office for 15 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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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.
Detective Oxendine gave the Robeson County Sheriff's Office 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lumberton 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

Department Robeson County Sheriff's Office

Location Lumberton, NC

Platform Identity rcso.robeson.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 1993

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Offender Released in 1996

Military Service

Arthur Wendell Oxendine served in the Army (1966â1969) before joining law enforcement.

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Detective Arthur Wendell Oxendine 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Robeson County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Robeson County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious