Inspiration from a narcotics detective who died in a motorcycle crash invigorated fellow Rutherford County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit detectives to work harder in his memory.
Detective Jake Beu (pictured above this article) excelled in his duties at the Sheriff’s Office and challenged co-workers to perform better in their jobs before his death in May.
Capt. Todd Sparks of the Criminal Investigations Division said Beu’s loss could have resulted in struggles.
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(RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN) Bringing Detective Beu home will result in road closures Thursday and Friday. Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement officers and emergency responders will bring Detective Jake Beu home from a Nashville funeral home to lie in state Thursday afternoon in Murfreesboro.
Beu died in a traffic crash May 7, 2023. He was a narcotics detective and a former patrol corporal. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps before joining the Sheriff’s Office i .