The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office shared a post on Facbook commemorating Deputy Sheriff Will Turner, who was killed in the line of duty on April 27, 1895, near Violet Springs, Oklahoma.
According to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Turner was attempting to serve an arrest warrant when the suspect drew a firearm. Turner returned fire, but the suspect was wearing a steel chest plate that stopped the bullet. The situation escalated, and all four men present, including the suspect’s brother, opened fire on Turner, fatally wounding him.
All four individuals were later apprehended. The primary suspect received a 10-year prison sentence, his brother received five years, and another accomplice was sentenced to two years. One of the suspects escaped custody and has not been recaptured.
