JAMES JACKSON LEE

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 18-W: 30
Department: Putnam County, Tennessee, S.O.
End of Watch: August 9, 1899
Cause: FALL
Age: 49
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Sheriff Lee died when he fell into a 150 foot sinkhole while searching for a suspect at night. Deputy Lee had been summoned to assist in capturing several escaped criminals. Deputy Lee was missing for two days before his body was located.
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