Thomas Radford

Enid Police Department — Enid, OK

Felonious

End of Watch January 10, 1906

Tour of Duty 9 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

City Marshal Thomas Radford was shot and killed by a suspect who was upset that the marshal had shut down one of his rooming houses. The house was used as an establishment of ill repute. The suspect became even more enraged when Marshal Radford stopped a second home from being opened. As Marshal Radford was warming himself up in a saloon during a cold day the man walked in, approached him, and fired a round into his chest. Marshal Radford began to run from the building but was shot twice more. The suspect was arrested and sentenced to 40 years for manslaughter. He was pardoned on September 14, 1911, by Acting Governor McAlister because he was dying of tuberculous. Marshal Radford had served as marshal for only nine months and was buried in Enid Cemetery.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Radford served with the Enid Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Enid community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Radford.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Enid Police Department

Location Enid, OK

Platform Identity epd.garfield.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 1906

Tour of Duty 9 mo

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Pardoned in 1911

City Marshal Thomas Radford 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 Enid Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Enid Police Department

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious