Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Jordon was killed while responding to a disturbance call with his emergency equipment activated. His patrol car was struck by a tractor trailer at the intersection of Highway 231 and Highway 41A.
Survivors
Sergeant Jordon had been with the agency for 29 years and was survived by his wife, son, five sisters, and one brother.
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29 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Jordon gave the Shelbyville Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Shelbyville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Jordon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant G. J. Jordon 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 Shelbyville Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. G. J. Jordon's cause is highlighted.
How G. J. Jordon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. G. J. Jordon is highlighted in Jan.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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