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Deputy Sheriff John B. Lewis | Davidson County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
Davidson County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff

John B. Lewis

Davidson County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

End of Watch: Friday, June 29, 1928

Biographical Info

Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Date of Incident: June 29, 1928
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Sheriff John Lewis was electrocuted when he stepped into a puddle of wire that had been electrified by a fallen wire.

The wires had fallen down as the result of a house fire that Deputy Lewis was responding to.

Deputy Lewis had served with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office for four years. He was survived by his wife and seven children.