Jack Norwood Jernigan served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Patrolman Jack Jernigan was shot and killed after he and two Air Force policemen answered a disturbance at a local restaurant at 10:30 p.m. The subject was upset with a waitress when she refused to marry him. When officers arrived and were trying to calm the man down, the subject attempted to gain control of one of the officers' weapons. Patrolman Jernigan pushed the Air Force policeman out of harm's way and drew his weapon. He and the suspect exchanged shots and were both fatally wounded. The subject who sold the gun to the suspect was charged with selling a pistol to a minor. A 16-year-old who was with the suspect at the restaurant was given probation for accessory to murder. Patrolman Jernigan was a United States Marine Corps Reserve WWII veteran and had previously served with the Rawlins Police Department.
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In tribute
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.
Patrolman Jernigan gave the Cheyenne Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cheyenne community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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