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Constable Lee Olen Jones | Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, Texas
Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, Texas

Constable

Lee Olen Jones

Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, Texas

End of Watch: Sunday, May 21, 1944

Biographical Info

Age: 58
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 21, 1944
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Never apprehended

Constable Lee Jones was shot and killed by a subject he had just arrested for attempted murder.

Constable Jones struck the man with his blackjack during the arrest and, feeling he no longer posed a threat, placed him in his patrol car without handcuffing him. During the drive to jail the man attacked Constable Jones, took his gun, and fatally shot.

The man fled to Mexico and was never apprehended.