Bio & Incident Details
Age: 57
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 10/29/1940
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Suspect: Arrested
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Turnkey Joe Tuggle was shot and killed by a prisoner in the Whitley County Jail as he brought the man out of his cell to talk to a visitor.
The prisoner suddenly grabbed Turnkey Tuggle's pistol from its holster and shot him twice, killing him. The suspect escaped from the jail but was arrested seven hours later after a bloodhound tracked him to a mountain 15 miles from the jail.
Turnkey Tuggle was survived by his wife.
