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SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — A long time employee of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office died of COVID-19. He was 55.

Captain Anthony Jackson had been with the department since 1996. He served as a commanding officer of the jail’s special operations unit and honor guard unit. He also trained jail employees.

Jackson was also a retired U.S. Marine.

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