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Lightning streaked across the blackening clouds above the back roads of Lincoln County. She gripped her steering wheel and leaned closer to the windshield, squinting. The wipers <em>whacked <\/em>back and forth. Where were the lines on the road? It was difficult for her to drive through a storm during the daytime, but the darkness of night was almost&nbsp;unbearable.\n\n\n\n\n\nA strange sound pierced the silence before another flash of lightning curled in the sky. When the sound rang out again, Kathy\u2019s check engine light blinked before every light on her dashboard ignited. She coasted to what she hoped was the side of the road and shifted the car into park. Thick puffs of steam burbled up from the edges of her hood. Tears spilled over Kathy\u2019s cheeks. Her husband\u2019s night vision was worse than hers, but with no choice, she must call him for help. Right after she pressed the button to end the call, blue lights flashed in Kathy\u2019s rearview mirror and an officer with the Lincoln County Sheriff\u2019s Department knocked on her&nbsp;window.\n\n\n\n\n\nIt was Sgt. Jonathan Allen. As a child, Allen wanted to be a firefighter, and he even served as a volunteer for a time, but the call to protect and serve echoed the loudest. Allen began his journey into law enforcement as a reserve officer with the city of Fayetteville, and it wasn\u2019t long before he was confident that he\u2019d now dedicate his life to three things: his wife, Pamela; their six children; and every citizen he comes in contact&nbsp;with.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWithin months, the city of Fayetteville offered to send me to the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy,\u201d said Allen. \u201cI then worked with the city for about two years before I was offered a job with the Lincoln County Sheriff\u2019s Department in November 2018 as a road deputy, where I am currently employed. I recently got promoted to road sergeant in November&nbsp;2023.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/3-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/3-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/3-2-980x653.png 980w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/3-2-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs a native of Lincoln County, Allen graduated with honors from Lincoln County High School in 2008 and pursued other trades before settling in at Walmart Distribution Center (Walmart D.C.) in Shelbyville for 10 years. While there, his lifelong friend, Justin Gault, kept nudging him toward a career in law&nbsp;enforcement.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cJustin and I went to school together, worked at Walmart D.C. together, then he began his career in law enforcement. As we spoke often, I wanted more and more to get into this profession. I remember as we were in school, we would talk about being officers now and then. Little did I know this would be the career we both love. Justin now serves as an investigator after being a road and K-9&nbsp;deputy.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\nAllen graduated from SWAT school in 2020 and enjoys mentoring the younger officers. Since November 2018, his duties have also included school resource officer, a deputy at the courthouse, and road deputy before his promotion to sergeant several months&nbsp;ago.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cI am absolutely working in the field that I am strong, passionate, and destined to be a part of. Watching the new recruits grow and thrive really gives me a sense of purpose. I like to know that, as a team, we are learning and working together to offer protection, public order, law enforcement, and preventing crime and civil disorder in our community. Being part of the SWAT team, we hold each other accountable to higher standards, as far as physical fitness and tactics, so that we can execute high-risk search warrants and emergency&nbsp;callouts.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1-2-980x653.png 980w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1-2-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\nLt. Jon MacDonald and Sgt. 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She gripped her steering wheel and leaned closer to the windshield, squinting. The wipers <em>whacked <\/em>back and forth. Where were the lines on the road? It was difficult for her to drive through a storm during the daytime, but the darkness of night was almost unbearable.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A strange sound pierced the silence before another flash of lightning curled in the sky. When the sound rang out again, Kathy\u2019s check engine light blinked before every light on her dashboard ignited. She coasted to what she hoped was the side of the road and shifted the car into park. Thick puffs of steam burbled up from the edges of her hood. Tears spilled over Kathy\u2019s cheeks. Her husband\u2019s night vision was worse than hers, but with no choice, she must call him for help. Right after she pressed the button to end\u00a0rearview mirror, and an officer with the Lincoln County Sheriff \u2019s Department knocked on her window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was Sgt. Jonathan Allen. As a child, Allen wanted to be a firefighter, and he even served as a volunteer for a time, but the call to protect and serve echoed the loudest. Allen began his journey into law enforcement as a reserve officer with the city of Fayetteville, and it wasn\u2019t long before he was confident that he\u2019d now dedicate his life to three things: his wife, Pamela; their six children; and every citizen he comes in contact with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cWithin months, the city of Fayetteville offered to send me to the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy,\u201d said Allen. \u201cI then worked with the city for about two years before I was offered a job with the Lincoln County Sheriff\u2019s Department in November 2018 as a road deputy, where I am currently employed. I recently got promoted to road sergeant in November 2023.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":22566,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/3-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22566\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a native of Lincoln County, Allen graduated with honors from Lincoln County High School in 2008 and pursued other trades before settling in at Walmart Distribution Center (Walmart D.C.) in Shelbyville for 10 years. While there, his lifelong friend, Justin Gault, kept nudging him toward a career in law enforcement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cJustin and I went to school together, worked at Walmart D.C. together, then he began his career in law enforcement. As we spoke often, I wanted more and more to get into this profession. I remember as we were in school, we would talk about being officers now and then. Little did I know this would be the career we both love. Justin now serves as an investigator after being a road and K-9 deputy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Allen graduated from SWAT school in 2020 and enjoys mentoring the younger officers. Since November 2018, his duties have also included school resource officer, a deputy at the courthouse, and road deputy before his promotion to sergeant several months ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cI am absolutely working in the field that I am strong, passionate, and destined to be a part of. Watching the new recruits grow and thrive really gives me a sense of purpose. I like to know that, as a team, we are learning and working together to offer protection, public order, law enforcement, and preventing crime and civil disorder in our community. Being part of the SWAT team, we hold each other accountable to higher standards, as far as physical fitness and tactics, so that we can execute high-risk search warrants and emergency callouts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":22565,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22565\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lt. Jon MacDonald and Sgt. Tull Malone have mentored Allen from the beginning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cI knew I wanted to follow their lead as I was learning this new career. 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