Loudon County Sheriff

Loudon County Sheriff’s Office still feeling impact of fallen deputy two decades later

LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The community is still remembering fallen Loudon County Sheriff’s deputy Jason Scott two decades later.

Scott was shot and killed on March 12, 2004 by a 16-year-old suspect. The suspect died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound following a 28-hour standoff.

“Just answering a domestic call like we do everyday and unfortunately that was the day when he arrived he was met with gunfire which ended his life on that call,” Loudon County Sheriff Jimmy Davis said.

“He was an aspiring young officer and I know he would be a great officer,” Former Loudon County Sheriff Tim Guider said.

Guider was the sheriff at the time of the shooting. To this day, Guider is still fighting back tears when remembering the young officer.

“Incredibly nice. He had the nickname ‘Fluff’ which in itself will tell you how people felt about him,” Guider said. “Comes from an incredible family.”

Sheriff Davis told us the events that unfolded 20 years ago used as a teaching tool present day.

“His death would not be in vain,” Sheriff Davis said. “We teach our people his video and car camera from Knox County is still used today in training academies.”

If you walk through the Loudon County Justice Center, you’ll see Scott’s name and picture throughout.

“20 years later we have memorials on our walls,” Sheriff Davis said. “I believe that next year we did a jail addition to the Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Guider dedicated that addition to Jason.”

Deputy Scott left behind a wife, mother, father, sister and a daughter born shortly after he died. He was the cousin of Sergeant Chris Jenkins, who was fatally struck by a vehicle while on duty with the LCSO in February 2022.