Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee
End of Watch: Friday, December 6, 1957
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 6, 1957
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Transport Officer Ernest Massengill was killed in a vehicle crash while transporting seven prisoners from the Tennessee State Penitentiary to the Brush Mountain State Penitentiary.
A second officer was injured in the crash.
Officer Massengill was survived by his wife and five children.