Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sean Earp was killed in an accident while responding to the scene of a man with a gun call at 10 am. Deputy Earp was at home with his family when the call came out. He called from home to respond to the incident since he lived nearby and the on-duty deputy was on the other side of the county. He responded to the location and informed dispatch that the suspect was already gone and that he would attempt to locate him. That was the last radio traffic received from him. Dispatch then received calls about a major accident on U.S. 412 near Rose. Deputy Earp was traveling on a country road and turned onto Highway 412, failing to stop in his haste. He was hit by a car traveling eastbound and pushed his cruiser into a flea market building. He was pinned in his car for over 40 minutes and died at the scene from massive internal injuries. He had served with the Mayes County Sheriff's Office for 27 days and had been a reserve deputy and dispatcher for the department prior to becoming a deputy.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Earp served with the Mayes County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Pryor community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Earp.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Sean David Earp 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%.
At Mayes County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sean David Earp's cause is highlighted.
How Sean David Earp Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sean David Earp is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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