On December 14, 2024, Sergeant Rick Finley went toward a report of a suspicious person in Selmer. He was 39 years old. By the end of that response, the McNairy County Sheriff’s Office had lost a member of its command, Tennessee had lost a public servant, and the people who knew his presence in their communities were left with a silence that cannot be filled by any badge number or official record. Finley had given 13 years to the McNairy County Sheriff’s Office. He also worked part-time for the Selmer Police Department and had served as a United States Army National Guard veteran. Those facts…

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