Roll of Honor
Incident
Night Policeman Sye Bohannon succumbed to gunshot wound sustained several hours earlier when he was shot by a Putnam County sheriff's deputy in a case of mistaken identity.
Policeman Bohannon had gone to the deputy's home shortly before midnight to inform him that the railroad tracks leading to the Tennessee Coal Mine had been blown up. The deputy, who had recently received death threats, believed that the persons who threatened him had come to his door and fired several shots through it, striking Policeman Bohannon several times.
He was taken to the hospital in Cookeville where he died several hours later.
The shooting was ruled accidental and no charges were filed against the deputy.
Policeman Bohannon was survived by his wife, four children, and three step-daughters.
Survivors
Policeman Bohannon was survived by his wife, four children, and three step-daughters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Policeman Bohannon served with the Monterey Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Monterey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Policeman Bohannon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Night Policeman Sye Denton Bohannon 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 Monterey Police Department, 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. Sye Denton Bohannon's cause is highlighted.
How Sye Denton Bohannon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sye Denton Bohannon is highlighted in Jun.
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