In the years since the Oklahoma City federal building was bombed in 1995, 45 law enforcement officers have been murdered by domestic extremists connected to or influenced by groups or ideologies monitored by the SPLC.
These officers are among thousands of men and women killed in the line of duty since the nationâs founding. Each of their deaths was a unique tragedy.
LESLIE GEORGE LORD, 45
New Hampshire State Police (Colebrook) ⢠August 9, 1997
SCOTT EDWARD PHILLIPS, 32
New Hampshire State Police (Colebrook) ⢠August 19, 1997
BRUCE VANDERJAGT, 47
Denver, Colo., Police Department ⢠November 12, 1997
ROBERT âSANDEâ SANDERSON, 34
Birmingham, Ala., Police Department ⢠May 13, 1998
DENNIS WARREN FINCH, 52
Traverse City, Mich., Police Department ⢠May 13, 1998
DALE DEWAIN CLAXTON, 45
Cortez, Colo., Police Department ⢠May 29, 1998
JAMES ARLAND ROWLAND JR., 30
Palmer, Alaska, Police Department ⢠May 15, 1999
RICKY LEON KINCHEN, 35
Fulton County, Ga., Sheriffâs Department ⢠March 17, 2000
JOHN C. BOHACH, 35
Reno, Nev., Police Department ⢠August 22, 2001
ERIC BRADFORD TAYLOR, 31
Massillon, Ohio, Police Department ⢠August 9, 2002
DAVID FRANK MOBILIO, 31
Red Bluff, Calif., Police Department ⢠November 19, 2002
KEVIN MICHAEL MARSHALL, 33
Michigan State Police (Fremont) ⢠July 7, 2003
DONALD MCMURRAY OUZTS, 63
Abbeville County, S.C., Magistrateâs Office ⢠December 8, 2003
DANNY WILSON, 37
Abbeville County, S.C., Sheriffâs Office ⢠December 8, 2003
ROBERT WALTER HEDMAN, 49
Otero County, N.M., Sheriffâs Department ⢠December 18, 2004
HENRY âHANKâ NAVA JR., 39
Fort Worth, Tex., Police Department ⢠December 1, 2005
JAMES W. SELL, 63
Gassville, Ark., Police Department ⢠February 4, 2006
LEE STEWART NEWBILL, 49
Moscow, Idaho, Police Department ⢠May 19, 2007
STEPHEN ANDERSON, 60
Salt Lake City, Utah, Department of Corrections ⢠June 25, 2007
JOHN R. SMITH, 40
Bastrop, La., Police Department ⢠August 10, 2007
CHARLES D. âCHUCKâ WILSON JR., 34
Bastrop, La., Police Department ⢠August 10, 2007
RONALD HARRISON, 56
Hillsborough County, Fla., Sheriffâs Office ⢠August 15 2007
WILLIAM ROBERT HAKIM, 51
Oregon State Police ⢠Dec. 12, 2008
THOMAS PAUL TENNANT, 51
Woodburn, Ore., Police Department ⢠Dec. 12, 2008
PAUL SCIULLO III, 37
Pittsburgh, Pa., Police Department ⢠April 4, 2009
STEPHEN MAYHLE, 29
Pittsburgh, Pa., Police Department ⢠April 4, 2009
ERIC KELLY, 41
Pittsburgh, Pa., Police Department ⢠April 4, 2009
BURT LOPEZ, 45
Okaloosa County, Fla., Sheriffâs Office ⢠April 25, 2009
WARREN âSKIPâ YORK, 45
Okaloosa County, Fla., Sheriffâs Office ⢠April 25, 2009
STEPHEN T. JOHNS, 39
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Security ⢠June 10, 2009
SHANE T. DETWILER, 31
Chambers County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office ⢠June 10, 2009
THOMAS WILLIAM âBILLâ EVANS, 38
West Memphis, Ark., Police Department ⢠May 20, 2010
ROBERT BRANDON PAUDERT, 39
West Memphis, Ark., Police Department ⢠May 20, 2010
BRANDON NIELSEN, 34
St. John the Baptist Parish, La., Sheriff’s Office ⢠August 16, 2012
JEREMY TRICHE, 27
St. John the Baptist Parish, La., Sheriff’s Office ⢠August 16, 2012
KENYON MARC YOUNGSTROM, 37
California Highway Patrol ⢠September 5, 2012
THOMAS LYNN CLEMENTS, 58
Colorado Department of Corrections ⢠March 19, 2013
MICHAEL L. WILSON, 42
Charlotte County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office ⢠August 5, 2013
ALYN BECK, 41
Las Vegas, Nev., Police Department ⢠June 8, 2014
IGOR SOLDO, 31
Las Vegas, Nev., Police Department ⢠June 8, 2014
BRYON KEITH DICKSON II, 38
Pennsylvania State Police ⢠September 12, 2014
CHRISTOPHER LYND SMITH, 47
Leon County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office ⢠November 22, 2014
GARRETT PRESTON RUSSELL SWASEY, 44
University of Colorado Police Department ⢠November 27, 2015
LORNE AHRENS, 48
Dallas, Tex., Police Department ⢠July 7, 2016
MICHAEL KROL, 40
Dallas, Tex., Police Department ⢠July 7, 2016
MICHAEL SMITH, 55
Dallas, Tex., Police Department ⢠July 7, 2016
BRENT THOMPSON, 43
Dallas, Tex., Area Rapid Transit ⢠July 7, 2016
PATRICK ZAMARRIPA, 32
Dallas, Tex., Police Department ⢠July 7, 2016
MONTRELL JACKSON, 32
Baton Rouge, La., Police Department ⢠July 17, 2016
MATTHEW GERALD, 41
Baton Rouge, La., Police Department ⢠July 17, 2016
BRAD GARAFOLA, 45
East Baton Rouge Parish, La., Sheriffâs Department ⢠July 17, 2016
MASON PALMER BETHEA MOORE, 42
Broadwater County, Mont., Sheriffâs Office ⢠May 16, 2017
CHRISTOPHER JAMES MONICA, 42
Georgia Department of Corrections ⢠June 13, 2017
CURTIS BERNARD BILLUE, 58
Georgia Department of Corrections ⢠June 13, 2017
MATTHEW SCOTT BAXTER, 26
Kissimmee, Fl. Police Department ⢠August 18, 2017
RICHARD SAMUEL HOWARD, III, 35
Kissimmee, Fl. Police Department ⢠August 19, 2017
CHASE LEE MADDOX, 26
Locust Grove, Ga, Police Department ⢠February 9, 2018