Veteran Marine with PTSD shot and killed by police

Family: Maryville man killed after shooting at police suffered from PTSD
Man shot at motorist, law enforcement
Knoxnews
By Lance Coleman
Posted March 21, 2013

As Maryville police investigate why a local man shot at a passing motorist, a police cruiser and a police officer before authorities shot and killed him, the man’s family described him as a decorated war veteran who loved his country but succumbed to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Theodore “T.J.” Jones IV was shot and killed at about 4 a.m. Thursday when he advanced on officers who had surrounded him at a former business at 1811 E. Broadway Ave., Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp said.

On Thursday afternoon, Jones’ father took to Facebook to share his grief.

“Today, I feel great pain. My beloved son, Theodore ‘T.J.’ Jones IV, last night suffered another flashback to his combat service as a U.S. Marine,” wrote Theodore Jones III of Maryville.

“He has lost the battle with PTSD. This morning, he sits within sight of Creator and Jesus. He now smokes the pipe with other warriors who have fought to defend their beliefs.”
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