Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Wiley Williams suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with two male subjects during a traffic stop on U.S. 70 and Nonaville Road in Mt. Juliet. During the struggle, a shot was fired but did not strike Sergeant Williams. The subjects fled the scene but were arrested after an extensive search by area law enforcement. The subjects were charged with murder, but the results are unknown. Sergeant Williams had served with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, two brothers, a sister, and five grandchildren.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Williams gave the Wilson County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lebanon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Williams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Wiley T. Williams Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TN, 37 of 769 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Wilson County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wiley T. Williams Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Wiley T. Williams Sr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Wiley T. Williams Sr. is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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