Tennessee: Community continues to support Dade County Sheriff’s chief dupty
Tennessee Law Enforcement
The Dade County community continues to support the sheriff’s chief deputy who was seriously injured when a high speed chase ended in a crash.Dade County High School is where Major Tommy Bradford was an SRO before he moved up the ranks at the sheriff’s office. Former principal Josh Ingle, who now is principal at Davis Elementary School, worked alongside him. “For a law enforcement officer to come in and work with kids, it really takes a special person. He had patience, he believed in giving kids second chances and he worked really hard at building strong relationships with kids,” Ingle said.
Principal Ingle said Major Bradford wanted to help students succeed.
“His ultimate goal was to try to make a difference and help kids learn from their mistakes,” he said.
Major Bradford was seriously injured while trying to stop a suspect who is accused of leading police on a multi-state crash on Tuesday. Laura Leeanne Wooten faces 21 charges in connection with this case.