Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Pinson was killed when a vehicle that had crashed into a house exploded. He had removed the injured driver and had lifted the hood to shutoff the engine when the gas tank exploded. The explosion threw Deputy Pinson into a wall and he was trapped by the ensuing fire.
Deputy Pinson had been with the agency for one month and was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Deputy Pinson had been with the agency for one month and was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pinson served with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Huntingdon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pinson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Mark Thomas Pinson 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 Carroll County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Thomas Pinson's cause is highlighted.
How Mark Thomas Pinson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Thomas Pinson is highlighted in Nov.
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