Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective David Sheehan, Corporal Ronnie Fox, and Narcotics Agent Billy Morgan were killed when their plane crashed into Jack Fork Mountain in southeastern Oklahoma. The officers were searching for marijuana fields at the time. Detective Sheehan had served with the McAlester Police Department for 3 1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sheehan gave the McAlester Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the McAlester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sheehan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective David J. Sheehan 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 McAlester Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David J. Sheehan's cause is highlighted.
How David J. Sheehan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David J. Sheehan is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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