Raymond "Casey" Jones
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Sheriff

Raymond "Casey" Jones

Cardiac
End of Watch July 11, 1973
Age 63
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sheriff Casey Jones suffered a fatal heart attack after struggling with an intoxicated man he was attempting to arrest. Sheriff Jones had served with the Howard County Sheriff's Office for over one year and previously served as the City Marshal in Glasgow.

Survivors

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

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

26 years. You could have gone home.
Sheriff Jones gave the Howard County Sheriff's Office 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fayette community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Jones.

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

Agency

Location Fayette, MO
Platform Identity hcso.howard.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 11, 1973
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 63
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sheriff Raymond "Casey" Jones is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MO, 32 of 813 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.9% of this state's fallen.

At Howard County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Howard County Sheriff's Office
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
MO — Statewide
32
of 813 officers
3.9% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond "Casey" Jones's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Raymond "Casey" Jones Compares

Age at End of Watch
63
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
26
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond "Casey" Jones is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

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