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Deputy Sheriff Mark Thomas Pinson | Carroll County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Carroll County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff

Mark Thomas Pinson

Carroll County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

End of Watch: Saturday, November 20, 1976

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 32

Tour: 1 month

Badge # Not available

Cause: Explosion

Incident Date: 11/20/1976

Weapon: Not available

Suspect: Not available

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Deputy Pinson was killed when a vehicle that had crashed into a house exploded. He had removed the injured driver and had lifted the hood to shutoff the engine when the gas tank exploded. The explosion threw Deputy Pinson into a wall and he was trapped by the ensuing fire.

Deputy Pinson had been with the agency for one month and was survived by his wife and two children.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 35th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace



Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05
November 20, 2011

 

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