Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Jones was shot and killed by a man he caught in a cemetery with several bags of stolen peanuts.. The suspect, 28, was apprehended in Cape Charles two weeks later. He was sentenced to death but the sentence was commuted to life by the governor on February 22, 1934.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Jones served with the Franklin Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Franklin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Jones.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman Vernon Wilson Jones is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In VA, 394 of 656 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.1% of this state's fallen. That is 60.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vernon Wilson Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Vernon Wilson Jones Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Vernon Wilson Jones is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Vernon Wilson Jones was killed by gun.
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