North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, North Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, July 21, 1960
Age: 22
Tour of Duty: 7 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: July 21, 1960
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Correctional Officer Kermit Jackson was accidentally shot with his own service weapon.
As Officer Jackson leaned over for a drink of water from a mountain spring, his gun slipped out of its holster, struck a rock and discharged, killing him.
Officer Jackson had served with the North Carolina Division of Prisons for seven months and was assigned to the Alexander Correctional Center. He was survived by his wife.