Carroll County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch: Saturday, November 20, 1976
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 1 month
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Explosion
Date of Incident: November 20, 1976
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
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.