Roll of Honor
Incident
Undersheriff Jason Daugherty succumbed to a stab wound sustained two months earlier while assisting a city marshal with putting a prisoner in jail.
On the morning of Saturday, May 9, 1925, Purcell City Marshal M.L. Thomas attempted to arrest a suspect who was running amuck on the streets of Purcell. McClain County Sheriff Johnnie Ratliff, his Undersheriff Jason Daugherty, and Deputy William Tucker went to assist with the arrest. During the struggle the suspect stabbed Daugherty and was able to shoot Sheriff Ratliff twice with his own gun. Deputy Tucker then shot the suspect five times. Sheriff Ratliff died later that evening, the suspect died the next day. Undersheriff Daugherty was recovering from his stab wound when on July 18, two months later, he collapsed and died instantly from a blood clot from the stab wound as he was entering a Purcell store.
Undersheriff Daugherty was survived by his wife, two sons, and seven daughters.
Survivors
Undersheriff Daugherty was survived by his wife, two sons, and seven daughters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Undersheriff Daugherty served with the McClain County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Purcell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Undersheriff Daugherty.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Undersheriff Jason Edward Daugherty 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 McClain County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jason Edward Daugherty's cause is highlighted.
How Jason Edward Daugherty Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jason Edward Daugherty is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jason Edward Daugherty was killed by edged weapon; knife.
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