Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Ronald Jones was shot and killed while attempting to serve a search warrant as part of a narcotics investigation on Mary Street.
Officer Jones entered the rear door of a residence and was shot as he made entry into a bedroom. The shot struck him in the abdomen below his vest. He succumbed to his wound while being transported to a local hospital in a patrol car.
The man who shot Officer Jones was arrested at the scene and charged with capital murder. He was found guilty of capital murder on January 23rd, 2004, and sentenced to death. The death sentence was later reduced to life without parole. In 2011 the sentence was further reduced to 10 years, including time served, following a second trial in which he plead guilty to manslaughter.
Officer Jones had served with the five-officer Prentiss Police Department for five years. His father was chief of police at the time of the shooting.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and two brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Jones gave the Prentiss Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Prentiss 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 Ronald W. Jones is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.4 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald W. Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald W. Jones Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald W. Jones is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ronald W. Jones was killed by handgun.