Ford Bradshaw gained the attention of state authorities. After several months on the run, Bradshaw was cornered at Ardmore and killed by sheriff's deputy William Harper while resisting arrest. Ford Bradshaw Ford Bradshaw (January 1, 1908 – March 3, 1934) was an American criminal bank robber and Depression-era outlaw. He was a rival of fellow Sooner, Oklahoma bandit Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, and although never as nationally well known as Floyd, Bradshaw's small town bank raids far exceeded those of Floyd during his criminal career. Terrorizing the state of Oklahoma during the late-1920s and early-1930s, Bradshaw's most successful robbery occurred on November
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