Linder Newsome

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office — Winston-Salem, NC

Accident

End of Watch February 23, 1929

Age 63

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Linder Newsome succumbed to injuries sustained was killed in an automobile crash during a vehicle pursuit in the area of Waughtown. He and several other deputies had pursued a vehicle containing several suspected chicken thieves for several miles. The pursuit ended on a muddy, unimproved road and the occupants of the suspect vehicle fled on foot. As the patrol car came to a stop it struck a ditch, causing Deputy Newsome to hit his head on the inside of the car. Other deputies discovered his injury after they captured the fleeing suspects and returned to the car. He was transported to a local hospital with a skull fracture. He died five days later. Deputy Newsome had served with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office for 17 years. He had previously served as the police chief of Salem.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, four sons, two daughters, 12 grandchildren, two brothers, and one half-sister.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Newsome gave the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Newsome.

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

Agency

Department Forsyth County Sheriff's Office

Location Winston-Salem, NC

Platform Identity fcso.forsyth.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1929

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 63

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Arrested

Deputy Sheriff Linder Newsome 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.

At Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office

of 9 officers

55.6% Accident

NC — Statewide

205

of 664 officers

30.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers