Those We Lost
Officer Jerad M. Lindsey
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Officer Jerad Lindsey died on October 28, 2020, as a result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty.Click to hear audio (opens in a new window)
Officer Jerad Lindsey died on October 28, 2020, as a result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
Died June 30, 2020 of his injuries after being shot while assisting Officer Aurash Zarkeshan on a traffic stop on June 29th, 2020. The driver refused to obey repeated verbal commands to exit his car and the officers proceeded to physically remove him. The driver, a career criminal, produced a semi-automatic hand gun and shot both officers multiple times. Sgt. Johnson died from his injuries on June 30th, 2020. Officer Zarkeshan survived his serious gunshot wounds including a wound to his head.
Died April 23, 1993 as a result of a gunshot wound he received during an early morning car stop on April 22. About 1:48 a.m., Officer Spanos stopped a car at 5800 N. Cincinnati Ave. His backing officer found him lying next to his patrol unit with a bullet wound to the head. He was transported to the hospital where he died at 12:26 p.m. the following day. The driver of the suspect vehicle fled the state but was eventually apprehended, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Officer Spanos.
Died June 11, 1996 when a foot pursuit and coordinated search for an armed robbery suspect led to a dark alley in downtown Tulsa. Officer Hobson entered the alley with his K-9 dog and fellow K-9 officer Steve Downie. They were immediately ambushed by the suspect who was lying in wait. Backing officers returned fire, killing the suspect at the scene. Officer Hobson received fatal gunshot wounds at the scene and died at the hospital later that evening. Officer Downie received a serious gunshot wound to his leg and later recovered.
Died Nov. 10, 1986 as the result of a vehicle accident. Officer Slay was writing parking tickets when his police vehicle apparently disengaged itself from park and began rolling forward, pinning him between his car and a parked truck. This freak accident broke his pelvis. He died two weeks later due to complications from the injury.