Roscoe Teague

Sullivan County Sheriff's Dept. — Blountville, TN

Cardiac Veteran →

End of Watch May 30, 1995

Age 56

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Sergeant Roscoe Teague suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after being involved in an altercation with two men during a traffic stop.

During the altercation, he had to spray the men with his department-issued chemical agent. He suffered a heart attack a short time later. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until passing away while waiting for a heart transplant.

Patrolman Teague was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office for 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, two sisters, and one brother.

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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.
Sergeant Teague gave the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Blountville 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

Department Sullivan County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Blountville, TN

Platform Identity scso.sullivan.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 30, 1995

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 56

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Military Service

Roscoe Teague served in the Army (1966â1972) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Roscoe Teague 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 Sullivan County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 12 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.3% of this agency's fallen.

Sullivan County Sheriff's Dept.

of 12 officers

8.3% Cardiac

TN — Statewide

of 769 officers

4.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac