Police Officer Sean Bolton was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop near the intersection of Cottonwood Road and Perkins Road.
He was shot multiple times by one of the occupants of the vehicle, who then fled the scene and remains at large.
Officer Bolton was transported to Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds.
Officer Bolton was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Director Toney Armstrong
Memphis Police Department
Criminal Justice Complex
201 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 636-3700
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/22558-police-officer-anthony-sean-bolton#ixzz3hdbtTY1W
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Sean Michael Bolton, 33, died in the line of duty August 1, 2015. He was a six year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, including a tour in Iraq. Upon his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, he continued to serve his country by joining the Army National Guard. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, he joined the Memphis Police Department in October 2010. He was most recently assigned to the Mt. Moriah Station where he was selected as Officer of the Month for April 2015. Sean graduated from White Station High School in 1999, where he competed on the football and wrestling teams. He was very active in several martial art disciplines as well as many other athletic activities. Not only was Sean active physically, he was an avid reader, spoke multiple languages, and was taking collegiate courses in political science and history. A lifelong Memphian, Sean was generous with his support to the community in various ways. He was preceded in death by his father, R. Michael Bolton and is survived by his mother; his sisters and brothers-in-laws; brother and sister-in-law and a host of extended family members. There will be a public visitation from 5-8 pm on Wednesday, August 5, at Hope Church on Walnut Grove Road. His funeral service will begin at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 6, at Bellevue Baptist Church on Appling Road. Interment will follow in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish to follow in Sean’s generosity memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Aug. 4, 2015
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Tremaine Wilbourn is the man who murdered Officer Bolton. A jury convicted the ex-con thug on Sunday, 04 Nov 2018. He was sentenced to an "effective" sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, plus 38 years total for carjacking and two firearms convictions. He is estimated to be eligible for parole on 26 Aug 2081 when he will be 95 years old, if he lives that long. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals at Jackson upheld his convictions on 15 Apr 2020.
He was shot multiple times by one of the occupants of the vehicle, who then fled the scene and remains at large.
Officer Bolton was transported to Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds.
Officer Bolton was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Director Toney Armstrong
Memphis Police Department
Criminal Justice Complex
201 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 636-3700
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/22558-police-officer-anthony-sean-bolton#ixzz3hdbtTY1W
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Sean Michael Bolton, 33, died in the line of duty August 1, 2015. He was a six year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, including a tour in Iraq. Upon his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, he continued to serve his country by joining the Army National Guard. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, he joined the Memphis Police Department in October 2010. He was most recently assigned to the Mt. Moriah Station where he was selected as Officer of the Month for April 2015. Sean graduated from White Station High School in 1999, where he competed on the football and wrestling teams. He was very active in several martial art disciplines as well as many other athletic activities. Not only was Sean active physically, he was an avid reader, spoke multiple languages, and was taking collegiate courses in political science and history. A lifelong Memphian, Sean was generous with his support to the community in various ways. He was preceded in death by his father, R. Michael Bolton and is survived by his mother; his sisters and brothers-in-laws; brother and sister-in-law and a host of extended family members. There will be a public visitation from 5-8 pm on Wednesday, August 5, at Hope Church on Walnut Grove Road. His funeral service will begin at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 6, at Bellevue Baptist Church on Appling Road. Interment will follow in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish to follow in Sean’s generosity memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Aug. 4, 2015
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Tremaine Wilbourn is the man who murdered Officer Bolton. A jury convicted the ex-con thug on Sunday, 04 Nov 2018. He was sentenced to an "effective" sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, plus 38 years total for carjacking and two firearms convictions. He is estimated to be eligible for parole on 26 Aug 2081 when he will be 95 years old, if he lives that long. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals at Jackson upheld his convictions on 15 Apr 2020.
Police Officer Sean Bolton was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop near the intersection of Cottonwood Road and Perkins Road.
He was shot multiple times by one of the occupants of the vehicle, who then fled the scene and remains at large.
Officer Bolton was transported to Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds.
Officer Bolton was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Director Toney Armstrong
Memphis Police Department
Criminal Justice Complex
201 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 636-3700
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/22558-police-officer-anthony-sean-bolton#ixzz3hdbtTY1W
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Sean Michael Bolton, 33, died in the line of duty August 1, 2015. He was a six year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, including a tour in Iraq. Upon his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, he continued to serve his country by joining the Army National Guard. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, he joined the Memphis Police Department in October 2010. He was most recently assigned to the Mt. Moriah Station where he was selected as Officer of the Month for April 2015. Sean graduated from White Station High School in 1999, where he competed on the football and wrestling teams. He was very active in several martial art disciplines as well as many other athletic activities. Not only was Sean active physically, he was an avid reader, spoke multiple languages, and was taking collegiate courses in political science and history. A lifelong Memphian, Sean was generous with his support to the community in various ways. He was preceded in death by his father, R. Michael Bolton and is survived by his mother; his sisters and brothers-in-laws; brother and sister-in-law and a host of extended family members. There will be a public visitation from 5-8 pm on Wednesday, August 5, at Hope Church on Walnut Grove Road. His funeral service will begin at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 6, at Bellevue Baptist Church on Appling Road. Interment will follow in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish to follow in Sean’s generosity memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Aug. 4, 2015
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Tremaine Wilbourn is the man who murdered Officer Bolton. A jury convicted the ex-con thug on Sunday, 04 Nov 2018. He was sentenced to an "effective" sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, plus 38 years total for carjacking and two firearms convictions. He is estimated to be eligible for parole on 26 Aug 2081 when he will be 95 years old, if he lives that long. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals at Jackson upheld his convictions on 15 Apr 2020.
He was shot multiple times by one of the occupants of the vehicle, who then fled the scene and remains at large.
Officer Bolton was transported to Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds.
Officer Bolton was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Director Toney Armstrong
Memphis Police Department
Criminal Justice Complex
201 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 636-3700
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/22558-police-officer-anthony-sean-bolton#ixzz3hdbtTY1W
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Sean Michael Bolton, 33, died in the line of duty August 1, 2015. He was a six year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, including a tour in Iraq. Upon his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, he continued to serve his country by joining the Army National Guard. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, he joined the Memphis Police Department in October 2010. He was most recently assigned to the Mt. Moriah Station where he was selected as Officer of the Month for April 2015. Sean graduated from White Station High School in 1999, where he competed on the football and wrestling teams. He was very active in several martial art disciplines as well as many other athletic activities. Not only was Sean active physically, he was an avid reader, spoke multiple languages, and was taking collegiate courses in political science and history. A lifelong Memphian, Sean was generous with his support to the community in various ways. He was preceded in death by his father, R. Michael Bolton and is survived by his mother; his sisters and brothers-in-laws; brother and sister-in-law and a host of extended family members. There will be a public visitation from 5-8 pm on Wednesday, August 5, at Hope Church on Walnut Grove Road. His funeral service will begin at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 6, at Bellevue Baptist Church on Appling Road. Interment will follow in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish to follow in Sean’s generosity memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on Aug. 4, 2015
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Tremaine Wilbourn is the man who murdered Officer Bolton. A jury convicted the ex-con thug on Sunday, 04 Nov 2018. He was sentenced to an "effective" sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, plus 38 years total for carjacking and two firearms convictions. He is estimated to be eligible for parole on 26 Aug 2081 when he will be 95 years old, if he lives that long. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals at Jackson upheld his convictions on 15 Apr 2020.
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