OKLAHOMA-On March 25, 2021, Corporal Kyle Jeffrey Davis, of the Washington County Sheriff's Office, died after he was assaulted by an inmate at the Washington Correctional Facility.
Corporal Davis was booking a prisoner when the incident occurred. Seventeen subjects were arrested and were being booked at the jail as the result of a major, multiagency narcotics investigation. An inmate started to struggle with officers during booking and hit Corporal Davis in the chest. The officer suffered a ruptured aorta and was taken to a local hospital where he died.
Corporal Davis served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for 13 years and is survived by his wife and children.
Hilary Rodela
Hilary Rodela is currently a Surveillance Officer, a former Private Investigator, a former Crime Scene Investigator, and Evidence Technician. She worked for the Ruidoso (NM) Police Department as well as the Lubbock (TX) Police Department. She has written for several public safety publications and has extensive law enforcement and forensic training and is pursuing forensic expertise in various disciplines. Hilary is a freelance public safety writer and curriculum developer for the National Investigative Training Academy.
