Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Ray Jones suffered a fatal heart attack following a struggle with a suspect he was attempting to arrest for domestic violence at a home on Mulberry Street.
He was able to subdue the subject and transported him to the Crockett County Jail, where a second altercation took place during the booking process. After the subject was turned over to deputies, Chief Jones left the jail to return to Alamo but suffered a heart attack as he drove away. His patrol vehicle left the roadway and came to rest in the parking lot of a nearby tractor dealership.
Chief Jones was a United States Army Korea War veteran and had served with the Alamo Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, parents, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Chief of Police Jones gave the Alamo Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alamo community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ray Wilson Jones served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief of Police Ray Wilson 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 TN, 37 of 769 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ray Wilson Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Ray Wilson Jones Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Ray Wilson Jones is highlighted in Sep.