Piedmont Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Friday, April 10, 1896
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 10, 1896
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Killed in prison
Marshal Jones was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for disturbing the peace and for discharging a gun in a saloon.
The suspect was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to 10 years. On May 31, 1900, he was stabbed to death by his cellmate.
Marshal Jones had been elected Marshal for one year.