Roll of Honor
Jerry William Jones
Incident
Security Control Specialist Jerry Jones died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a confirmed exposure during an outbreak among employees and inmates at the Tarrant County Jail.
Specialist Jones had served with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office for 18 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Security Control Specialist Jerry William Jones died on December 23, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 57.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 5 at Tarrant 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, son, daughter, granddaughter, mother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Security Control Specialist Jones gave the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Security Control Specialist Jones.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Security Control Specialist Jerry William Jones is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 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 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 12 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerry William Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Jerry William Jones Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jerry William Jones is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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