Officer Rank: Trooper
Memorial Panel: 37-W: 26
Department: West Virginia State Police
End of Watch: 11/03/2007
Cause: Automobile crash
Age: 25
Length of Service: 2
Trooper Linn was killed in a single-car automobile accident while responding to assist another officer engaged in a foot pursuit with a suspect. While responding, with emergency equipment activated, Trooper Linn lost control of his department vehicle and hit a utility pole. Trooper Linn’s cruiser rolled several times before landing in a field. He was transported to a local hospital where he died several hours later.
