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| Chief Deputy Sheriff Thomas W. Jones
Lincoln County Sheriff's Department
New Mexico
End of Watch: Sunday, July 16, 1933 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, July 16, 1933
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Deputy Jones was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a several suspects wanted for several Texas bank robberies and the murders of several Texas lawmen. Deputy Jones and a posse located the suspects' trail east of Corona, New Mexico, however, the suspects ambushed the posse. Deputy Jones was shot and killed. One of the supsects was shot and killed but the other escaped. That suspect was eventually apprehended, extradited to Texas, and executed. In addition to murdering Chief Deputy Jones, the supsects were responsible for the murders of three Texas law enforcement officers: Sheriff John Moseley of the Swisher County Sheriff's Department; Deputy Sheriff Joseph Brown of the Wise County Sheriff's Department; and Deputy Harvey Bolin of the Lamb County Sheriff's Department. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
