RALPH VESTER BRADEN

Officer Rank: Captain
Memorial Panel: 28-W: 28
Department: Wartburg, Tennessee, P.D.
End of Watch: May 2, 2011
Cause: PHYS
Age: 57
Years of Service: 22
Description: Captain Braden died as a result of injuries sustained 10 days earlier after a physical altercation with a domestic disturbance suspect. On April 22, 2011, Captain Braden suffered a dislocated shoulder during the altercation with the suspect that required surgery. Captain Braden was found unresponsive the morning following his surgery due to a blood clot. Captain Braden remained in a coma until his death on May 2, 2011.
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