ROBERT L JONES

Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 19-W: 27
Department: Grant County, Indiana, S.O.
End of Watch: December 11, 1888
Cause: SHOT
Age: 39
Years of Service: 1
Description: Sheriff Jones was shot as he attempted to arrest an escaped inmate. As Sheriff Jones entered the residence, he was shot twice in the hand and torso. Sheriff Jones died of his injuries two days later. His assailant was arrested.
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