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2026 Tennessee Line Of Duty Fallen Officers
Deputy Derrick Bonham
Correctional Officer Justin Pedigo
Weakley County County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch: Friday, January 30, 2026
Deputy Sheriff Derrick Bonham was shot and killed responding to a shots fired call.
Deputy Bonham was assisting the Martin Police Department on a call about gunfire at the Days Inn. Around 3:09 a.m., he tracked a driver of one of the vehicles reportedly involved in the shooting to the Pockets Gas Station at 821 University Street in Martin. When Deputy Bonham approached the driver and asked her to exit the vehicle, she opened her door and fired at Deputy Bonham. While he was on the ground, she walked up to him and shot him again three more times.
Deputy Bonham was transported to Volunteer Community Hospital, where he passed away.
The suspect was apprehended and charged with first-degree murder.
Deputy Bonham was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Weakley County Sheriff's Department for two years. His wife and three children survive him.
* Age: 38
* Tour: 2 years
* Badge: 615
* Military Veteran
Correctional Officer Justin Pedigo
Correctional Officer Justin Pedigo
Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Correctional Officer Justin Pedigo was stabbed and killed by an inmate at the Morgan County Correctional Complex at 541 Wayne Cotton Morgan Drive in Wartburg.
The suspect was serving a sentence for aggravated assault and attempted voluntary manslaughter. He has been moved to another facility.
Officer Pedigo had served with the Tennessee Department of Correction for 10 months. Survivors include his wife, parents, brother, and sister.
* Age: 35
* Tour: 10 months
* Badge: Not Available
Deputy Landon Faulkner
Deputy Landon Faulkner
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch: Friday, April 10, 2026
Deputy Sheriff Landon Faulkner succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash two days before, on State Highway 111 near the intersection of Lewis Chapel Road.
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on the evening of Wednesday, April 8, Deputy Faulkner's patrol car struck the back of a disabled truck on the left side of the highway. He was airlifted to Erlanger Hospital, where he remained in critical condition until passing on Friday, April 10, after donating his organs.
Deputy Faulkner had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for three years and had previously served as a deputy and a corrections deputy with Grundy County. Survivors include his wife and four children.
* Age: 24
* Tour: 7 years
* Badge: 3534
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