Saxton Randall Jones
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Captain

Saxton Randall Jones

Florida Highway Patrol — Tallahassee, FL
Accident
End of Watch May 1, 1995
Age 47
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Randall Jones accidentally shot himself while cleaning his departmental equipment. Trooper Jones had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 24 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and parents.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-FL-2494E21B
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

24 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Jones gave the Florida Highway Patrol 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Jones.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Tallahassee, FL
Platform Identity fhp.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 1, 1995
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Captain Saxton Randall Jones is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Florida Highway Patrol, 25 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.3% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Highway Patrol
25
of 54 officers
46.3% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Saxton Randall Jones's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Saxton Randall Jones Compares

Age at Death
47
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Saxton Randall Jones is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location