Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Tinnian Register was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle for speeding in front of city hall at 8:20 p.m. Sergeant Register had been chasing the vehicle around the city until it stopped. He approached the suspect and attempted to give him a speeding ticket. When the suspect refused to take the ticket, Sergeant Register put it into the suspect's pocket. The suspect then produced a shotgun from the cab of the truck and shot Sergeant Register in the back of the head. The Homerville police chief, coming to assist Sergeant Register just as he was shot, arrested the suspect. On October 9, 1964, the suspect, 22, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled on June 1, 1971, and died two years later. Policeman Register had served with the Homerville Police Department for 14 months. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and three sons. Sergeant Register was posthumously promoted to sergeant in 2024.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and three sons.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Sergeant Register gave the Homerville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Homerville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Register.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Tinnian Register is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tinnian Register's cause is highlighted.
How Tinnian Register Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1971
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Tinnian Register is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Tinnian Register was killed by shotgun; 12 gauge.