Eric Nicholson

Seminole County Sheriff's Office — Wewoka, OK

Felonious

End of Watch January 10, 1945

Age 43

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Deputy Nicholson was shot and killed while walking a prisoner to jail. He had arrested the man outside of a theater on suspicion of check forgery. As the two walked to the jail the man produced a .38 caliber handgun and shot Deputy Nicholson twice. The suspect was sentenced to death and later executed.

Survivors

Deputy Nicholson was survived by his wife and children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Nicholson served with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Wewoka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Nicholson.

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

Agency

Department Seminole County Sheriff's Office

Location Wewoka, OK

Platform Identity scso.seminole.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 1945

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Executed

Deputy Sheriff Eric Nicholson 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 Seminole County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.

Seminole County Sheriff's Office

of 7 officers

85.7% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious