Elmer L. Carter, Deputy Sheriff

Jackson County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Carter and Altus Police Officer Joe Whitt were attempting to stop a truck suspected of bringing illegal whiskey into Oklahoma from Texas about four and a half miles southwest of Altus about 9 P.M. on Friday, August 29, 1930. When the officers pulled along side of the truck and ordered the men inside to pullover the men opened fire on the officers. Both officers were wounded. Deputy Carter died shortly after the shooting. Carter left behind a wife and two young daughters.