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Captain

Sam Cudgo

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lighthorsemen Police — Wewoka, OK

Felonious

End of Watch March 29, 1885

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Captain Sam Cudgo and Captain Thomas Cloud were shot and killed near Sacred Heart Mission, Oklahoma. A posse had gone to the location to arrest a man for the murder of his brother-in-law. As the officers approached the shack the man started firing through the cracks in the walls. Captain Cudgo was shot in the abdomen and died one hour later. Captain Cloud was shot in the leg and died two days later.

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141 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Captain Cudgo served with the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lighthorsemen Police.
Thank you for your service to the Wewoka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lighthorsemen Police

Location Wewoka, OK

Platform Identity snolpd.sn.tribal.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 29, 1885

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Captain Sam Cudgo 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 Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lighthorsemen Police, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lighthorsemen Police

of 3 officers

100% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sam Cudgo's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Sam Cudgo Compares

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Sam Cudgo is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Sam Cudgo was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

Incident Location

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