Mark Thomas Pinson
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Deputy Sheriff

Mark Thomas Pinson

Carroll County Sheriff's Office — Huntingdon, TN
Accident
End of Watch November 20, 1976
Age 32
Tour of Duty 1 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

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.

Survivors

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

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pinson served with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Huntingdon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pinson.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Huntingdon, Carroll County, TN
Platform Identity ccso.carroll.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 20, 1976
Tour of Duty 1 mo
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Mark Thomas Pinson is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Carroll County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Carroll County Sheriff's Office
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
TN — Statewide
191
of 769 officers
24.8% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Thomas Pinson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Mark Thomas Pinson Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Thomas Pinson is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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