Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Marshal Lon Fernandez was shot and killed after being disarmed while confronting several men who were drunk and shooting their guns at a local livery stable on East Main Street.
When Marshal Fernandez initially confronted the group, one of the men was able to disarm him and made him walk up and down the stables with his arms up before telling him to leave. Marshal Fernandez obtained another pistol and returned to the stable to arrest the man and retrieve his pistol. A shootout ensued when he returned, in which the man shot him 10 times.
The man fled but was later arrested. In 1899, he was acquitted.
Marshal Fernandez had served with the Rogersville Police Department for at least seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his four sisters.
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Tributes
128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Town Marshal Fernandez gave the Rogersville Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rogersville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Town Marshal Lon Fernandez 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 Rogersville Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lon Fernandez's cause is highlighted.
How Lon Fernandez Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lon Fernandez is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lon Fernandez was killed by officer's handgun.
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