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Photograph: Corporal Cleo L. Tomlinson Jr.

Patch image: Florida Highway Patrol, Florida






Corporal Cleo L. Tomlinson Jr.
Florida Highway Patrol
Florida

End of Watch: Monday, July 13, 1981

Biographical Info
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Monday, July 13, 1981
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Charged with homicide

Corporal Tomlinson, Trooper Robert Pruitt, and Trooper Merle Cook were killed in an airplane accident while searching for two break-and-enter suspects in St. John's County.

The suspects were charged with three counts of homicide in connection with the deaths of all three troopers.

Corporal Tomlinson had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 19 years.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Florida Highway Patrol, FloridaTrooper Merle J. Cook
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Patch image: Florida Highway Patrol, FloridaTrooper Robert L. Pruitt
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

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