Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Bill Gibbons, Commissioner
2000-2009
"Gone But Not Forgotten...You Will Be Remembered"
Trooper Lynn McCarthy Ross
Madison County
July 26, 2000
Trooper Lynn Ross lost his life after his car was hit by a tractor trailer while working in a construction zone.
Trooper John G. Mann
Davidson County
January 1, 2001
Trooper John Mann lost his life after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to arrest a suspect after a foot pursuit.
Trooper John Robert Davis
Dickson County
March 17, 2001
Trooper John R. Davis lost his life after he lost control of his vehicle and slid into a creek.
Trooper Todd Michael Larkins
Dickson County
July 8, 2005
Trooper Todd M. Larkins lost his life after being struck by a tractor trailer as he was making a traffic stop. Trooper Larkins had initiated a traffic stop on I-40 and had exited his marked vehicle shortly before the crash.
Trooper Calvin W. Jenks
Tipton County
January 6, 2007
Trooper Calvin W. Jenks lost his life after being shot during a traffic stop near the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 54. Trooper Jenks asked the vehicle occupants if there were drugs in the car at which time they opened fire, striking him in the head and once in the body.