Incident
Corporal Kyle Davis died after being assaulted inside of the Washington County Correctional Facility while booking a prisoner.
Seventeen subjects had been arrested as part of a large multiagency narcotics investigation and were being booked into the jail. One of the men began to struggle with officers while being booked and struck Corporal Davis in the chest, causing him to suffer a ruptured aorta. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away approximately one hour later.
Corporal Davis had served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for 13 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Davis gave the Washington County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bartlesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Davis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Kyle Jeffrey Davis 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 Washington 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. Kyle Jeffrey Davis's cause is highlighted.
How Kyle Jeffrey Davis Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kyle Jeffrey Davis is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Incident Location
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