Deputy Sheriff Edmund V. Thomas, Jr.

Deputy Sheriff Edmund V. Thomas, Jr. | Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
Deputy Sheriff Edmund V. Thomas, Jr.

Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

End of Watch Tuesday, May 21, 1985

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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
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Heart attack
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May 21, 2015

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