Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Compier and Officer Weldon Wilson, of the Wetumka Police Department, were shot and killed while transporting a man to jail. They had just arrested the man for illegally selling whiskey. The man was able to gain control of Officer Wilson's revolver and shoot both officers.
The suspect was arrested, convicted of two counts of murder, and sentenced to death. A year later the Oklahoma Court of Appeals said the prosecuting attorney was prejudice and granted the suspect a new trial. He was convicted of two counts of murder and sentence to two life terms. He was paroled on June 21, 1944. He died in 1971.
Deputy Compier had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Deputy Compier had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Compier gave the Hughes County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Holdenville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Compier.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell Compier 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 Hughes County Sheriff's Dept., 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mitchell Compier's cause is highlighted.
How Mitchell Compier Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1944
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mitchell Compier is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mitchell Compier was killed by officer's handgun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Hughes County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
