Deputy Sheriff Mark Thomas Pinson

Deputy Sheriff Mark Thomas Pinson | Carroll County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
Carroll County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
Deputy Sheriff Mark Thomas Pinson

Carroll County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

End of Watch Saturday, November 20, 1976

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Mark Thomas Pinson

Deputy Pinson was killed when a vehicle that had crashed into a house exploded. He had removed the injured driver and had lifted the hood to shutoff the engine when the gas tank exploded. The explosion threw Deputy Pinson into a wall and he was trapped by the ensuing fire.

Deputy Pinson had been with the agency for one month and was survived by his wife and two children.

Bio

  • Age 32
  • Tour 1 month
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Explosion
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Oh Mark, what a great family you have. Time waits for no one and it seems like a lot of your family are now with you.
your sacrifice that day 48 years ago was defiantly the act of a true Hero. Your actions truly embody the saying Service Above Self.
Rest in peace Deputy Pinson.

Elizabeth
Widow of Deputy Michael Haugen.
Riverside County Sheriffs Department

November 20, 2024

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