James Montgomery Breedlove

Henry County Sheriff's Office — Paris, TN

Felonious

End of Watch November 13, 1893

Age 57

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Sheriff James Breedlove was shot and killed by a prisoner who had wrestled the gun away from a deputy.

The man had just been arrested by the sheriff on a burglary warrant. The man fled the scene but was later arrested.

Sheriff Breedlove was survived by his wife and three children.

Survivors

Sheriff Breedlove was survived by his wife and three children.

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133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Breedlove served with the Henry County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Paris community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Henry County Sheriff's Office

Location Paris, TN

Platform Identity hcso.henry.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 13, 1893

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Sheriff James Montgomery Breedlove 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 TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Henry County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Henry County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

83.3% Felonious

TN — Statewide

498

of 769 officers

64.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious