Corporal Cleo L. Tomlinson Jr.
Florida Highway Patrol
Florida
End of Watch: Monday, July 13, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident

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

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.