Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Kenny Jones suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a domestic dispute.
When Officer Jones and another officer arrived at the scene of the domestic dispute, they were met with an unruly and aggressive crowd. During the incident, he experienced pain in his chest. After transporting the subject to the Akron Police Department, Officer Jones went home feeling ill. When his pain increased, he was taken to the Summa Akron Hospital, where he passed away the next day.
Officer Jones had served with the Akron Police Department for 26 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, a son, his father, two brothers, and a sister.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Jones gave the Akron Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Akron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jones.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Kenneth Clarence Jones is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In OH, 43 of 991 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this state's fallen. That is 4.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Akron Police Department, 2 of 28 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth Clarence Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth Clarence Jones Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Clarence Jones is highlighted in Nov.
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