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Police Officer II

Jeffrey Herndon Carson

Franklin Police Department — Franklin, TN

Cardiac

End of Watch March 26, 2022

Age 58

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer II Jeff Carson suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after moving a heavy couch from the travel lanes of I-65 near Cool Springs Mall.

Prior to moving the couch, he had responded to a crash involving a vehicle that went off-road at high speed and drove into an area of rugged terrain. The vehicle was unoccupied when it was located and he checked the area on foot for victims of the crash.

He returned home following his shift and collapsed a short time later.

Officer Carson had served with the Franklin Police Department for 14 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and son.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer II Carson gave the Franklin Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Franklin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer II Carson.

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

Agency

Department Franklin Police Department

Location Franklin, TN

Platform Identity fpd.williamson.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 26, 2022

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer II Jeffrey Herndon Carson 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%.

Franklin Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

TN — Statewide

of 769 officers

4.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeffrey Herndon Carson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Jeffrey Herndon Carson Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service