Henry County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch: Friday, June 17, 1927
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 17, 1927
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Sheriff Thomas Caldwell was shot and killed when he responded to a residence to investigate reports that a man was threatening his family, and acting in an unstable manner.
The suspect shot Sheriff Caldwell as the sheriff knocked on the door.
The suspect barricaded himself in the home but was eventually shot and killed by a posse who surrounded the house.
Sheriff Caldwell had served with the Henry County Sheriff's Department for 5 years. He was survived by his wife and five children.