Landon Faulkner
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Deputy Sheriff

Landon Faulkner

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office — Chattanooga, TN
Accident
End of Watch April 10, 2026
Age 24
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Badge 3534
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Landon Faulkner succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash two days before, on State Highway 111 near the intersection of Lewis Chapel Road.

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on the evening of Wednesday, April 8, Deputy Faulkner's patrol car struck the back of a disabled truck on the left side of the highway. He was airlifted to Erlanger Hospital, where he remained in critical condition until passing on Friday, April 10, after donating his organs.

Deputy Faulkner had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for three years and had previously served as a deputy and a corrections deputy with Grundy County.

Survivors

Survivors include his wife and four children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Faulkner gave the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chattanooga community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Faulkner.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN
Platform Identity hcso.hamilton.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 10, 2026
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 24
Badge Number 3534
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Landon is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2026, 39 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 108th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Landon was 24. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Landon had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has 16 officers remembered here, Landon among them.

Deputy Sheriff Landon Faulkner

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch April 10, 2026

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