Oliver Ollie Mitts

Death by Force

Oliver Edward “Ollie” Mitts, 28, male, White/Caucasian, was a game warden with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission patrolling the White River near Batesville on June 9, 1937. With a federal game warden, he went to serve an arrest warrant related to fishing violations at a suspect’s riverside camp about a mile north of town. As their boat approached, the man opened fire, striking Mitts in the head and knocking him into the river. He was pulled from the water and rushed to a local hospital ...Read More

Game Warden Oliver

Game Warden Oliver Edward Mitts