(MURFREESBORO) A Sunday (5/7/2023) crash on Armstrong Valley Road took the life of an on-duty Rutherford County Sheriff's detective. Fitzhugh said, “Detective Jacob Beu was a valued detective in the Narcotics Division. We send our sympathy to his family and his Sheriff’s Office family in his death.”
Deputies responded to the crash and found Beu critically injured. He died at Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Detective Jacob Beu was a veteran sheriff’s off .
Rutherford County Sheriff's deputies are mourning the loss of one of their own today. Detective Jacob Beu has died as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic crash on Sunday.
(MURFREESBORO) Twenty-two Sheriff’s Office deputies earned honors as Officers of the Month for exemplary actions in 2021, including potentially saving lives. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh and the Sheriff’s command staff and captains recognized the employees during a ceremony on Friday (2/4/2022).
Sheriff Fitzhugh said, “Our deputies chosen for ‘Officers of the Month’ show exemplary actions in protecting students, using their specialized skills in a responding to .