Deputy Sheriff Landon Faulkner - Hamilton County Sheriff's Office - Tennessee

On April 8, 2026, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Deputy Landon Faulkner was traveling on State Highway 111 near the intersection of Lew Chapel Road.  While traveling on this highway, his patrol car struck the back of a disabled truck on the left side of the highway.

Deputy Faulkner was airlifted to Erlanger Hospital where he remained in critical condition until he succumbed to his injuries on April 10, 2026.   

Deputy Landon Faulkner had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for three years and had previously served as a deputy and a corrections deputy with Grundy County.

Our prayers and condolences to Deputy Landon Faulkner's family both at home as well as with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.