Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Tennyson succumbed to injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash the previous morning at approximately 7:30 am.
He was en route to a local high school when his patrol car left the roadway on Iron Bridge Road, near Running Deer Drive, in Columbia. The vehicle went down an embankment and struck a group of trees. He was transported to a local hospital before being transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He succumbed to his injuries on May 6th, 2017.
Deputy Tennyson had served in law enforcement for 30 years and was assigned as a school resource officer.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Tennyson gave the Maury County Sheriff's Office 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Columbia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Tennyson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Dwight Tennyson 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Maury County Sheriff's Dept., 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jimmy Dwight Tennyson's cause is highlighted.
How Jimmy Dwight Tennyson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmy Dwight Tennyson is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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