--- End of Watch: Friday, March 12 2004 ---

n Friday, March 12 2004 at approximately 8:30 a.m. Loudon County Sheriffs Deputy Jason Michael Scott lost his life in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance. Deputy Scott was shot by a sixteen-year-old boy who had been on a drinking binge and became violent when his mother refused to allow him to drive to school. The first deputy on the scene, Scott was met with gunfire, ending this twenty-four year old life. Jason had been with the sheriff's department for three years.

Jason Scott was described as "a wonderful young man, very lively, very friendly, very outgoing" and was known and loved by many in Loudon County.

Scott was expecting his first child -- a daughter to be named Jayden Nichole Scott -- with his wife, Joni Hamil Scott , who is due at any time.

A memorial fund to benefit his daughter Jayden Nichole has been set up at Community Bank of Loudon County P.O. Box 510 Loudon, TN. 37774 . If you would like to contribute to this fund, you may do so directly using the preceding address.

Deputy Scott has been listed with a national registry of officers slain on duty. This registry is known as The Officer Down Memorial Page. Scott's entry can be accessed by clicking here.