Deputy Sheriff Douglas M. Jones
Lexington County Sheriff's Department
South Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, August 21, 1986

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: Thursday, August 21, 1986
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Jones drowned after accidentally driving into a drainage pond during a severe rainstorm. Deputy Jones was en route home when he volunteered to answer an alarm call at a business off of I-20 on US Route 1.

The following morning Deputy Jones failed to show up for work. A short time later a person at the business called to report that a blue light was sticking out of the surface of the pond. When the pond was drained Deputy Jones' patrol car and body were found. Deputy Jones, who was unable to swim, had been able to exit his patrol car but was unable to crawl up the bank of the pond, as the bank kept giving way.

Deputy Jones was a widower and was survived by his children.