Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Marshal Hubert Jones succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier while attempting to serve a warrant. He located the subject in a vehicle with two other men. As he approached the vehicle the subject shot him in the abdomen. All of the men in the car fled the scene. Marshal Jones was taken to Baptist Hospital where he died on July 20th, 1926.
One of the men in the car was shot and killed the next day by Holmes County officers. Another, arrested and jailed the same day was shot and killed by person(s) unknown that night in the county jail. Marshal Jones murderer was convicted of murder and hanged on July 8, 1927.
Marshal Jones also served as a deputy with the Holmes County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for service and please know that your sacrifice will never, ever be forgotten. Rest in peace always.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) July 20th, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Marshal Jones served with the Pickens Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pickens community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Jones.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Town Marshal Hubert L. 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 MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hubert L. Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Hubert L. Jones Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1927
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hubert L. Jones is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hubert L. Jones was killed by gun; unknown type.