Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain John Randolph succumbed to injuries he received when he fell while working as a school resource officer at the Ringling High School football game.
He was escorting a teacher carrying the gate money at the school's varsity football game at about 8:00 pm. He tripped on wood debris and fell forward onto a wood pile. He was transported to a nearby hospital and ultimately airlifted to Medical City Hospital in Denton, Texas, where he died from internal injuries three days later.
Captain Randolph was a United States Army Operation Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom veteran. He had served with the Ringling Police Department for two years and previously served with the Healton Police Department for two years, Carter County Sheriff's Office for two years, Lone Grove Police Department for one year, and the Ardmore Police Department for 22 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Captain Randolph gave the Ringling Police Department 29 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ringling community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Robert Randolph, III served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Captain John Robert Randolph, III is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Robert Randolph, III's cause is highlighted.
How John Robert Randolph, III Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Robert Randolph, III is highlighted in Sep.