Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Laquintin Wilson died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Jefferson County Correctional Facility at 5030 US-69 in Beaumont.
Deputy Wilson had served with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office for over 15 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Laquintin J. Wilson died on February 1, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 39.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, and step-child.
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- August 2, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson gave the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Beaumont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Wilson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Laquintin J. Wilson is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TX, 204 of 2,421 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.4% of this state's fallen. That is 8.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Laquintin J. Wilson's cause is highlighted.
How Laquintin J. Wilson Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Laquintin J. Wilson is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
5 officers from Jefferson County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
