Deputy Sheriff Andy Huston Jenkins, Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Andy Huston Jenkins

Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

End of Watch Friday, December 31, 1920

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Andy Huston Jenkins

Deputy Sheriff Andy Jenkins succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained four days earlier while attempting to arrest a miner at Sterling, Tennessee.

Despite his wounds, Deputy Jenkins returned fire and killed the subject.

Deputy Jenkins was taken to a hospital in Middlesboro, Kentucky, where he succumbed to his wounds on December 31st, 1920.

Deputy Jenkins was survived by his wife and five children.

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Age 57
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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Monday, December 27, 1920
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

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Andy Houston Correction: He was my husband ( Arlie Lynn Jenkins) , great grandfather.
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Sharon Browning Jenkins
My husbands great grandfather

January 14, 2023