"Trooper Rocky Eales    September 24, 1999   Eales joined the patrol in 1979. Trooper Eales, was shot and killed while assisting the DA's drug task force in Sequoyah County while attempting to serve felony warrants on September 24. Members of the OHP Tactical Team arrived at a residence near Sallisaw to serve a warrant. Upon approaching the residence Troopers John M. ""Buddy"" Hamilton and David W. ""Rocky"" Eales were fired upon. Trooper Hamilton received non- fatal wounds to both shoulders and left eye. Trooper Eales received a fatal wound and expired at the scene. Kenneth Eugene Barrett, 38, is being charged with murder and shooting with intent to kill."
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