Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch Wednesday, May 25, 1966
Add to My HeroesEarl M. Taylor
Deputy Taylor was shot and killed while delivering a death notice to a home on Ballplay Road. The occupant of the home was mentally disturbed and believed that the deputy was there to take him to the hospital. The suspect opened fire on Deputy Taylor, killing him.
The 27-year-old suspect was sent to Central Mental Hospital in Nashville. On February 22, 1967, he and two other mental patients escaped, stole a car in the hospital parking lot, and fled. He was captured in Tellico Plains a month later.
Bio
- Age 41
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Committed
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View all 7 Reflectionsrest in peace cousin in his honor a bridge in ironsburg tn was named after him
michael
cousin
February 7, 2020
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