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Cleveland, Tenn., to mark officer’s death

Danielle Maples places her hand over her mouth as her 5-year-old son, Jace, reaches up to touch the casket of his father, Officer Justin Maples, after it is loaded onto a horse-drawn carriage for conveyance to Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Cleveland, Tenn., on Thursday. Maples was killed in the line of duty on Sunday in a single-vehicle crash while responding to a stolen vehicle emergency call.
Danielle Maples places her hand over her mouth as her 5-year-old son, Jace, reaches up to touch the casket of his father, Officer Justin Maples, after it is loaded onto a horse-drawn carriage for conveyance to Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Cleveland, Tenn., on Thursday. Maples was killed in the line of duty on Sunday in a single-vehicle crash while responding to a stolen vehicle emergency call.

By Staff Report 1 min read

photo Cleveland Police Officer Justin Maples

Three years ago, Cleveland, Tenn., police officer Justin D. Maples, 35, was killed in a car crash while responding to a call. This week, the city invites area law enforcement and the public to an event in remembrance.

Starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, the department’s honor guard will march from the police services center at 100 Church St. N.E. to to the memorial wall at the Bradley County Fire and Rescue Building to lay a wreath, give a salute and have a moment of silence. Law enforcement and the public are asked to line Inman Street for the procession.

The event is being held four days after national Law Enforcement Memorial Day, when agencies around the nation paid respects to fallen officers.