Jeffrey Dean Jones
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Deputy Sheriff

Jeffrey Dean Jones

Accident
End of Watch November 23, 2002
Age 37
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Jeffrey Jones was killed in an automobile accident at 2218 hours while responding to a domestic disturbance call.

During the response, he swerved to avoid several people walking down the middle of N.C. 210 and struck a ditch, causing his patrol car to flip over.

Deputy Jones had been employed with the Pender County Sheriff's Department for three years, and is survived by his parents and sister.

Survivors

Deputy Jones had been employed with the Pender County Sheriff's Department for three years, and is survived by his parents and sister.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Jones gave the Pender County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Burgaw community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Jones.

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

Agency

Location Burgaw, NC
Platform Identity pcso.pender.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 23, 2002
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Dean Jones is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.

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

Pender County Sheriff's Office
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
NC — Statewide
205
of 664 officers
30.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeffrey Dean 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 Jeffrey Dean Jones Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeffrey Dean Jones is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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