Jamie Lynn Reynolds
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Deputy Sheriff II

Jamie Lynn Reynolds

Accident
End of Watch July 31, 2022
Age 46
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jamie Reynolds was killed when a large pine tree fell onto his patrol car as he drove along Georgia Highway 16 near Shoal Creek Road.

The tree crushed the passenger cabin of the vehicle, killing Deputy Reynolds instantly.

Deputy Reynolds had served with the Spalding County Sheriff's Office for two years and had previously served with the Forest Park Police Department for 25 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, seven children, one granddaughter, and father.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

27 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff II Reynolds gave the Spalding County Sheriff's Office 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Griffin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff II Reynolds.

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

Agency

Location Griffin, GA
Platform Identity scso.spalding.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 2022
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff II Jamie Lynn Reynolds 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 Spalding County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Spalding County Sheriff's Office
4
of 6 officers
66.7% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jamie Lynn Reynolds'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 Jamie Lynn Reynolds Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jamie Lynn Reynolds is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location