Oscar Wilkes

Ardmore Police Department — Ardmore, OK

Felonious Veteran →

End of Watch January 3, 1952

Age 48

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Assistant Chief of Police Oscar Wilkes was shot and killed while sitting in his police car in the driveway of a home. The suspect claimed he thought that Chief Wilkes was the ex-husband of his girlfriend. The suspect was convicted of second-degree manslaughter and sentenced to one year in the county jail on March 28th, 1952. Assistant Chief Wilkes was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII.

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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.
Assistant Chief of Police Wilkes served with the Ardmore Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Ardmore community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Ardmore Police Department

Location Ardmore, OK

Platform Identity apd.carter.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 1952

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Sentenced to 1 year

Military Service

Oscar Wilkes served in the Navy (1942â1943) before joining law enforcement.

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Assistant Chief of Police Oscar Wilkes 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 Ardmore Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Ardmore Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious