Stanton E. Weiss
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Federal Prohibition Agent

Stanton E. Weiss

Felonious
End of Watch August 28, 1920
Age 33
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Gender Male

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent Stanton Weiss and Deputy Homer Adrean, of the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department, were shot and killed when they raided a house searching for illegal whiskey. Another deputy was shot and wounded. One of the suspects was shot and killed at the scene and the second was hanged by an angry mob who removed him from the jail. Agent Weiss is buried in Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Weiss served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Weiss.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtirspufed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1920
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Stanton is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1920, 209 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Stanton was 33. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit has 59 officers remembered here, Stanton among them.

Across the years

Federal Prohibition Agent Stanton E. Weiss

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit · End of Watch August 28, 1920

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-E

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