District 1 Larry Durham   District 2 Larry Rains Email: lrains@tennesseeconstablecouncil.org Mobile: 931-267-4257 Dispatch: 931-879-8142   District 3 Larry Crabtree   District 4 Ken Fearing Chief Constable   District 5 Jackie Rosenbaum		From L-R,  J. Foust, H. Walker, Sr., L. Rains, R. Langley, L. Carbtree, B. Alford, D. Alford, T. Dallas. All of these Officers met in Fentress Co. 7 Oct. 2004.

Fallen Officer: Constable Thomas Jefferson York
Fentress County Sheriff's Department
Tennessee
End of Watch: Sunday, May 7, 1972

Biographical Info
Age: 34

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, May 7, 1972
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Constable York was shot and killed while investigating an accident on U.S. Highway 127 near Jamestown, Tennessee. A man notified Constable York of the accident while the constable was at home in bed. Constable York met the man and began to drive to the accident scene when some sort of trouble started between the two men. Constable York stopped the car and both men began to struggle on the side of the road. Constable York shot the suspect three times but the man was able to gain control of Constable York's service weapon and shot him in the head, killing him. The suspect also succumbed to his wounds at the scene of the shooting.