Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff John Rush suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a suspect.
He was attempting to arrest the man for being drunk in public and causing a disturbance, but the man resisted arrest. Deputy Rush suffered a fatal heart attack and died at the scene.
The man was arrested and charged with manslaughter.
Deputy Rush had served with the Maury County Sheriff's Office for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and eight children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Rush gave the Maury County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Columbia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Rush.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John Mansfield Rush 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 TN, 37 of 769 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Maury County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Mansfield Rush's cause is highlighted.
How John Mansfield Rush Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with manslaughter
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John Mansfield Rush is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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