Roll of Honor
Leslie Clarence Wolfinbarger
Incident
Night Patrolman Leslie Wolfinbarger succumbed to stab wounds when he attempted to walk two drunk brothers home who were causing a disturbance at 3 am.
While walking down Main Street, one of the brothers pulled out a knife and stabbed Patrolman Wolfinbarger three times, severing his femoral artery. He died within 10 minutes.
The subjects were arrested within a few hours. The older brother was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years. The younger brother's first trial was deadlocked, and no other information was found other than he was committed to a mental hospital for a short time.
Patrolman Wolfinbarger had served with the Collinsville Police Department for one year, and it was his last night serving with the agency.
He is buried at the Ridgelawn Cemetery in Collinsville, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, mother, father, and six brothers.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Night Patrolman Wolfinbarger gave the Collinsville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Collinsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Patrolman Wolfinbarger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Night Patrolman Leslie Clarence Wolfinbarger 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leslie Clarence Wolfinbarger's cause is highlighted.
How Leslie Clarence Wolfinbarger Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 25 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Leslie Clarence Wolfinbarger is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Leslie Clarence Wolfinbarger was killed by edged weapon; knife.