Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, New Mexico
End of Watch: Sunday, July 16, 1933
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 16, 1933
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Chief Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jones was shot and killed while attempting to arrest several suspects wanted for Texas bank robberies and the murders of several Texas lawmen.
Chief Deputy Jones and a posse located the suspects' trail east of Corona, New Mexico, however, the suspects ambushed the posse. Deputy Jones was shot and killed. One of the supsects was shot and killed but the other escaped. That suspect was eventually apprehended, extradited to Texas, and executed.
In addition to murdering Chief Deputy Jones, the suspects were responsible for the murders of three Texas law enforcement officers: Sheriff John Moseley of the Swisher County Sheriff's Department; Deputy Sheriff Joseph Brown of the Wise County Sheriff's Department; and Deputy Harvey Bolin of the Lamb County Sheriff's Department.