Roll of Honor
Incident
Jailer J.C. Landrum was mortally wounded when a death row inmate smashed his skull with an iron chair leg as he and another death row inmate escaped from the Hinds County Jail in Jackson. Five days later both suspects were captured in a wooded area 40 miles away. Jailer Landrum died from his injuries within minutes of their capture.
Both suspects, on death row at Parchman Penitentiary, had been returned to the Hinds County Jail pending their appeals of their death sentences. The man who murdered Jailer Landrum was under a sentence of death for the murder of Sergeant Ernest F. Beaugez, of the Ocean Springs Police Department, on May 27, 1954. On March 3, 1955, he was the first death row inmate to be executed in Mississippi's new gas chamber.
Jailer Landrum had served with the Hinds County Sheriff's Office for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three children, brother, and grandson.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Jailer Landrum gave the Hinds County Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Jailer Landrum.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Jailer J. C. Landrum 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 Hinds County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. J. C. Landrum's cause is highlighted.
How J. C. Landrum Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1955
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. J. C. Landrum is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. J. C. Landrum was killed by blunt object.
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