Wiley T. Williams, Sr.

Wilson County Sheriff's Office — Lebanon, TN

Cardiac

End of Watch January 25, 1974

Age 52

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Sergeant Wiley Williams suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with two male subjects during a traffic stop on U.S. 70 and Nonaville Road in Mt. Juliet. During the struggle, a shot was fired but did not strike Sergeant Williams. The subjects fled the scene but were arrested after an extensive search by area law enforcement. The subjects were charged with murder, but the results are unknown. Sergeant Williams had served with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, two brothers, a sister, and five grandchildren.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Williams gave the Wilson County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lebanon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Williams.

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

Agency

Department Wilson County Sheriff's Office

Location Lebanon, TN

Platform Identity wcso.wilson.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 25, 1974

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sergeant Wiley T. Williams, Sr. 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%.

At Wilson County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Wilson County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

20% Cardiac

TN — Statewide

of 769 officers

4.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac