Lewis R. Jones

Woodbury County Sheriff's Office — Sioux City, IA

Felonious

End of Watch December 19, 1921

Age 22

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Lewis Jones was shot and killed during a period of strikes and civil unrest in the area of Leech Avenue and Chambers Street (modern-day Cunningham Drive) near the Sioux City Packing House. He and other deputies were searching people in the streets for weapons when a man attacked another deputy. Deputy Jones was shot by the man as he chased him down the street. Other deputies returned fire and killed the subject.

Survivors

Deputy Jones was survived by his father who served as the Sheriff at the time of his murder.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Jones served with the Woodbury County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Sioux City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Jones.

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

Agency

Department Woodbury County Sheriff's Office

Location Sioux City, IA

Platform Identity wcso.woodbury.ia.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 19, 1921

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Lewis R. Jones 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 IA, 129 of 226 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Woodbury County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Woodbury County Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

25% Felonious

IA — Statewide

129

of 226 officers

57.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious