Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jack Pickering and Officer Ronny Garcia died from carbon monoxide poisoning while conducting a stakeout. The car they were using developed an exhaust leak as it idled. Officer Pickering had served with the Beaumont Police Department for 14 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer Pickering gave the Beaumont Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Beaumont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Pickering.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Jack L. Pickering, Jr. 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Beaumont Police Department, 11 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack L. Pickering, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Jack L. Pickering, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jack L. Pickering, Jr. is highlighted in May.
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