Jessie James Everett

Hattiesburg Police Department — Hattiesburg, MS

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch March 9, 1952

Age 28

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Patrolman Jessie Everett and Patrolman M.W. Vinson were shot and killed as they investigated a burglary at the Ace Weathers Motor Company. As police entered the front door they observed two men exit a side door and leave in a vehicle. Both officers were shot and killed in a gunfight with one of the suspects when they stopped the vehicle at the intersection of West 4th Street and North Street. The gunman was captured a short time later. The subject who murdered the officers was sentenced to death and executed in the electric chair on February 5th, 1954. The other subject was sentenced to life in prison. Patrolman Everett had a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Hattiesburg Police Department for three months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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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.
Patrolman Everett served with the Hattiesburg Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hattiesburg 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 Hattiesburg Police Department

Location Hattiesburg, MS

Platform Identity hpd.forrest.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 9, 1952

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Executed in 1954

Military Service

Jessie James Everett served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Jessie James Everett 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%.

At Hattiesburg Police Department, 6 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Hattiesburg Police Department

of 6 officers

100% Felonious

MS — Statewide

242

of 349 officers

69.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious