Master Trooper Vince Arnold Mullins

Master Trooper Vince Arnold Mullins

Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee

End of Watch Friday, January 28, 2022

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Vince Arnold Mullins

Master Trooper Vince Mullins died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Greene County Scales Complex in the Fall Branch District.

Trooper Mullins was a United States Army veteran who had served with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for over 25 years and was assigned to the Greene County Scales Complex in the Fall Branch District. He is survived by his wife, six children, five grandchildren, parents, and two sisters.


The Effects of COVID on Law Enforcement

Beginning in early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country began to contract COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic. Due to the nature of their job, law enforcement officers were required to work and interact with the community even as the majority of the country was self-quarantined. As a result, hundreds of officers died from COVID-related illnesses and other complications.

Corrections agencies, in particular, suffered tremendous losses due to the constant and close proximity between the corrections officers and large inmate populations. Since March 2020, ODMP has verified that over 900 law enforcement officers have died as the result of a confirmed or presumed exposure while on duty and continues to work with hundreds of other agencies that have suffered a COVID-related death.

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Bio

  • Age 54
  • Tour 25 years
  • Badge 5633
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause COVID19
  • Incident Date Not available

communicable disease, COVID-19

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M/Trooper, Mullins,
On today, the 2nd anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country when you served with the U.S. Army. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

January 28, 2024

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