Roll of Honor
Ernest E. Sanders, Jr.
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Sanders was struck and killed by a vehicle while checking on a suspicious vehicle. Although already off duty, he responded to the call when it came over the radio. Deputy Sanders was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Sanders served with the Thomas County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Thomasville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ernest E. Sanders, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Ernest E. Sanders, Jr. 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 Thomas County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest E. Sanders, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Ernest E. Sanders, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest E. Sanders, Jr. is highlighted in Jan.
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