Glayton Mitchell Parker

Sullivan County Sheriff's Dept. — Blountville, TN

Felonious

End of Watch May 31, 1990

Badge C-8

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Deputy Glayton Parker was shot in the face and killed with a high powered rifle while attempting to serve a misdemeanor warrant because the suspect failed to show up for a court-ordered mental evaluation.

After more than two years of mental evaluations, the supect was determined to be competent and a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. The conviction and life sentence was reversed two years later. He was later found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to the Lakeshore Mental Health Institute.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Parker served with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Blountville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Parker.

— 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 31, 1990

Badge Number C-8

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; .30-.30

Offender Committed

Patrolman Glayton Mitchell Parker is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Sullivan County Sheriff's Dept., 6 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Sullivan County Sheriff's Dept.

of 12 officers

50% Felonious

TN — Statewide

498

of 769 officers

64.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious