Jeremiah M. "Jerry" Mattox

Nassau County Sheriff's Office — Yulee, FL

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch March 13, 1954

Age 34

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jerry Mattox was shot and killed by a man as he exited his patrol car at the scene of a domestic disturbance on 8th Street in Fernandina Beach, just two blocks from where he lived. Sadly, his wife, who was returning from the beach with friends, witnessed the entire incident. Deputy Mattox was a United States WWII veteran and was Nassau County Sheriff's Office's first black deputy who served for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Mattox gave the Nassau County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yulee community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Nassau County Sheriff's Office

Location Yulee, FL

Platform Identity ncso.nassau.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 13, 1954

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Military Service

Jeremiah M. "Jerry" Mattox served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Sheriff Jeremiah M. "Jerry" Mattox is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Nassau County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Nassau County Sheriff's Office

of 8 officers

62.5% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious