Officer Down

Deputy Sheriff Carol Scruggs
Marshall County Sheriff's Department Mississippi
End of Watch: Friday, June 25, 2010
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, June 25, 2010

Deputy Carol Scruggs was killed in an automobile accident while responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle at 7:30 am. The vehicle was seen at a bank that had recently been robbed.

She was ejected from her patrol car after it left North Red Banks Road and flipped over several times in an adjacent field. She was flown to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where she succumbed to her injuries.

Deputy Scruggs had served with the Marshall County Sheriff's Department for four years.

Rest in Peace Sis…We’ll Continue The Watch
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.