Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch Tuesday, May 21, 1985
Edmund V. Thomas, Jr.
Deputy Thomas suffered a fatal heart attack during a foot pursuit of a suspect. He had gone to a trailer park to arrest the suspect on a probation violation. The suspect began to run when he spotted Deputy Thomas and Deputy Thomas chased after him. Deputy Thomas caught the suspect about 500-feet from the trailer but immediately collapsed. He was transported to Charlotte Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Deputy Thomas was as a US Navy veteran and was survived by his son and daughter.
Bio
- Age 42
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Heart attack
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