Charles Stamper

Tulsa County Sheriff's Office — Tulsa, OK

Felonious

End of Watch October 9, 1910

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Deputy Stamper was shot and killed after responding to a report of a shoot-out in progress between coal miners. The mines were having a dice game in a tent when a confrontation erupted. Some of the upset miners started shooting at each other. When the shooting had spilled over into the community sending citizens for cover, a messenger was sent to summon Deputy Sheriff Stamper who lived in Dawson. When Deputy Stamper arrived he was shot in the face. Deputy Stamper was able to return fire but did not strike the suspect. The suspect was later apprehended and sentenced to death by hanging. He was executed on March 31, 1911.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Stamper served with the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Stamper.

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

Agency

Department Tulsa County Sheriff's Office

Location Tulsa, OK

Platform Identity tcso.tulsa.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 9, 1910

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Offender Executed in 1911

Deputy Sheriff Charles Stamper 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 Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, 8 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.7% of this agency's fallen.

Tulsa County Sheriff's Office

of 11 officers

72.7% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious