Madison County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch: Saturday, December 10, 1932
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 10, 1932
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Died in prison
Deputy Sheriff Joe Edwards was shot and killed while serving a warrant wanted for assault and battery.
Deputy Edwards had gone to the man's home but he wasn't there. The man then confronted Deputy Edwards a short time later and shot him once in the chest, killing him.
The man was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death by electrocution. His sentence was later commuted to life. He died in prison March 21, 1951.
Deputy Edwards was survived by his wife and nine children.