Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, May 21, 1944
Age: 58
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
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.