Reserve Deputy Sheriff John Wesley Wright, Hawkins County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Reserve Deputy Sheriff John Wesley Wright

Hawkins County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

End of Watch Tuesday, August 16, 1988

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John Wesley Wright

Reserve Deputy John Wright was accidentally shot and killed by another deputy while assisting with the apprehension of an escaped convict.

Reserve Deputy Wright was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office for 1 year. He was survived by his fiancée, parents, and five siblings.