Bob Ricks
| Bob Ricks | |
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| Chief of Police for Edmond, Oklahoma | |
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Assumed office 2003 |
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| Oklahoma Secretary of Safety and Security | |
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In office 1996–2003 |
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| Governor | Frank Keating |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Ward |
| Oklahoma Commissioner of Public Safety | |
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In office 1996–2003 |
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| Governor | Frank Keating |
| Succeeded by | Kevin L. Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert A. Ricks October 14, 1944 Houston, Texas |
| Residence | Edmond, Oklahoma |
| Occupation | FBI Agent |
| Website | edmondok |
Robert A. "Backdraft Bob" Ricks (born October 14, 1944) is an American law enforcement professional from Texas and Oklahoma. Ricks has worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Governor of Oklahoma and in local law enforcement. He is best known as the former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge during the 1993 Waco Siege and as FBI Special Agent in Charge during the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing investigation.
Following his retirement from federal service, Ricks served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Safety and Security under Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating. Ricks serve as Secretary during the Keating's entire term as governor, from 1995 to 2003. Concurrent with his service as Secretary, Ricks was also appointed by Keating to serve as his Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.
Ricks was born in Houston, Texas, and received his early education in Del Rio, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University in 1967 and his Juris Doctor degree from Baylor Law School in 1969, where he served as an Editor of the Baylor Law Review and was a member of Phi Delta Phi.
Ricks served 26 years in Federal law enforcement, during which he rose from the position of Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Special Agent In Charge of the FBI in Oklahoma. He also served in various other positions of authority from Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Inspector, and Deputy Assistant Director.
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