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Deputy Sheriff Sherri Katherine Jones | Bowie County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Bowie County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff

Sherri Katherine Jones

Bowie County Sheriff's Office, Texas

End of Watch: Monday, April 18, 2011

Biographical Info

Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 18, 2011
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 30 years

Deputy Sherri Jones was shot and killed in the basement of the Bowie County Courthouse while preparing to transport a prisoner at approximately 2:30 p.m.

She was moving the prisoner from a courtroom to a transportation van to drive him to a state facility when he attacked her. She was overpowered and fatally shot with her own gun. The prisoner then stole the transport van and fled to Arkansas, where he was taken into custody. He was sentenced to 30 years for Deputy Jones' murder.

Deputy Jones had served with the Bowie County Sheriff's Department for six years. She is survived by her daughter, three stepsons, her mother, two brothers, a sister, and 10 grandchildren.