Roll of Honor
Stephen Michael Reece
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Reece was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Oak Plains Road and Route 41A South, in Montgomery County, at 2:15 pm.
His patrol car was struck as it entered the highway.
Deputy Reece was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of Operation Desert Storm and had served in law enforcement for 24 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, and three siblings.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Reece gave the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ashland City community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Stephen Michael Reece served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Reece 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 Cheatham County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen Michael Reece's cause is highlighted.
How Stephen Michael Reece Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen Michael Reece is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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