JOHN BELL JONES

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 24-W: 27
Department: Hamilton County, Tennessee, S.O.
End of Watch: August 13, 1933
Cause: SHOT
Age: 71
Years of Service: 50
Description: Deputy Jones was shot while attempting to arrest two suspects for robbery. The suspects had robbed a man of his coat and hat, and were attempting to escape. Deputy Jones was shot in the abdomen by one of the suspects and died a few hours later. A second officer was seriously wounded in this incident but survived.
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