Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Michael Thomas died of injuries he sustained one month earlier when his department motorcycle collided with a pick-up truck.
He was on patrol and traveling west on Emery Highway. As he approached Lakeside Road, a pick-up truck pulled out in front of him. Deputy Thomas collided into the truck and was thrown from his motorcycle. He was taken to The Medical Center of Central Georgia, where he died one month later from his injuries.
Deputy Thomas had served with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two children and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas gave the Bibb County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Macon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Thomas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Michael Sean Thomas is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Bibb County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Sean Thomas's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Sean Thomas Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Sean Thomas is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
11 officers from Bibb County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
