Guard James Payton Jones
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Oklahoma
End of Watch: Sunday, February 17, 1935

Biographical Info
Age: 65
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, February 17, 1935
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Guard Jones was shot and killed during an escape attempt of a large number of convicts at 1400 hours. He was assigned to the guard tower at the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite when the escaping inmates opened fire with a shotgun, killing him. The inmates obtained two guns that had been smuggled into them and took a school group hostage as the group took a tour.

Guard Jones' wife was standing on a porch a short distance away at the time of the shooting and witnessed her husband's murder.

Guard Jones had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his wife and two children.