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Major

Terry Randall "Turtle" Arnold

Cook County Sheriff's Office — Adel, GA

Cardiac

End of Watch October 3, 2022

Age 59

Tour of Duty 35 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Major Terry Arnold suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a fight between two students at Cook County High School in Adel.

While taking one of the juveniles into custody, Major Arnold collapsed. Medical personnel rendered aid, and he was transported to South Georgia Medical Center, where he was unable to be revived.

Major Arnold had served with the Cook County Sheriff's Office for 28 years and previously served with the Remerton Police Department for two years and the Adel Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by four daughters, a son, ten grandchildren, four siblings, a longtime companion, and her son and daughter.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

35 years. You could have gone home.
Major Arnold gave the Cook County Sheriff's Office 35 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Adel community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Major Arnold.

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

Agency

Department Cook County Sheriff's Office

Location Adel, GA

Platform Identity ccso.cook.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 3, 2022

Tour of Duty 35 yrs

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Major Terry Randall "Turtle" Arnold is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In GA, 23 of 903 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 1.5 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

Cook County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

GA — Statewide

of 903 officers

2.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Terry Randall "Turtle" Arnold's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Terry Randall "Turtle" Arnold Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service