Photo courtesy of Mississippi Dept. of Public Safety
A Mississippi highway has been dedicated to a fallen officer.
A portion of HWY 51 in Grenada County has been named in honor of fallen Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Agent Lee Tartt, who was killed in the line of duty in February 2016 after serving with the MBN for 16 years.
During a ceremony, the highway sign for ‘Agent Lee Tartt Memorial Highway’ was unveiled.
In Grenada Co., Commissioners Marshall Fisher (@MissDPS) and Mike Tagert (@MississippiDOT Northern), and MBN Director John Dowdy uncovered a sign which will honor fallen MBN Agent Lee Tartt on Hwy 51. Tartt was killed in the line of duty Feb. 20, 2016. Never forget his sacrifice. pic.twitter.com/p7jXcfrzv1
— MS DPS (@MissDPS) November 29, 2018
Agent Tartt was shot and killed as he and other SWAT team members attempted to make entry into a home during a hostage situation near Iuka.
Tartt is survived by his wife and two children.
