Jack Don Williams
Deputy Sheriff

Jack Don Williams

Felonious
End of Watch May 29, 1979
Age 36
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
The Vigil Panel 121 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jack Williams was shot and killed as he and other members of the Narcotics Bureau served a warrant at 16123 Abbey Avenue in La Puente. When the officers attempted a forced entry into the home, one of the suspects opened fire with a shotgun, striking Deputy Williams. On May 12, 1980, the suspect, 30, was sentenced to death. As of December 2, 2022, he was still on death row. Out of 737 death row inmates only 5 have been there longer than he has. Deputy Williams had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Williams gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Williams.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 29, 1979
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Jack is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1979, 136 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 31st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jack was 36. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Jack had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Jack among them.

Across the years
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Where

Deputy Sheriff Jack Don Williams

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch May 29, 1979

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-E

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