Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee, Fallen Officers

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Tennessee Department of Correction, TN

Tennessee Department of Correction

	Correctional Officer Wayne Thomas "Cotton" Morgan Tennessee Department of Correction EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 2005 Cause: Gunfire
	Correctional Officer Frederick Gayle Hyatt Tennessee Department of Correction EOW: Saturday, November 8, 2003 Cause: Assault
	Assistant Warden James F. McPeters Tennessee Department of Correction EOW: Monday, July 2, 1984 Cause: Aircraft accident
	Warden Donald G. Gammons Tennessee Department of Correction EOW: Monday, July 2, 1984 Cause: Aircraft accident
	Correctional Officer Ronald W. Moore Tennessee Department of Correction EOW: Saturday, August 29, 1981 Cause: Stabbed
	Correctional Officer Robert Burns Tennessee Department of Correction EOW: Saturday, February 11, 1978 Cause: Gunfire
	Transport Officer William Lonnie Cox Tennessee Department of Correction EOW: Friday, November 9, 1951 Cause: Gunfire
	Guard Joseph Lillard Sims Tennessee Department of Correction EOW: Friday, March 12, 1937 Cause: Stabbed
	Deputy Warden Willoughby Howard Nelson Tennessee Department of Correction EOW: Friday, July 27, 1894 Cause: Bomb
	Guard S. A. Walden Tennessee Department of Correction EOW: Thursday, April 20, 1893 Cause: Gunfire

Line of Duty Deaths: 10

Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 1
Bomb: 1
Gunfire: 4
Stabbed: 2

By Month

February: 1
March: 1
April: 1
July: 3
August: 2
November: 2

By Gender

Male: 10
Female: 0

All 2013 Deaths