Elizabethton Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Saturday, May 5, 1956
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: May 5, 1956
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Lieutenant Roscoe Russell was killed in a vehicle crash while he and his partner pursued a vehicle at a high rate of speed.
Their patrol car struck a stone cemetery entrance at an estimated 100 mph during the pursuit. An officer riding with Lieutenant Russell was severely injured.
The subject they were pursuing was arrested and charged with reckless driving and speeding.
Lieutenant Russell was a WWII veteran and was survived by his wife.