First Grainger County Sheriff Killed in the Line of Duty
The image on the left is the only known historical photograph of Grainger County Sheriff S. P. Greenlee, who was killed in the line of duty in 1889. The image on the right is an AI-assisted restoration created to enhance the original photograph and provide a clearer representation of what Sheriff Greenlee may have looked like while preserving the historical likeness as closely as possible.
Andrea Lovin RUTLEDGE – In 1889, Grainger County Sheriff Samuel Preston (S. P.) Greenlee was killed in the line of duty while attempting to arrest…
