Lester E. Jones
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Sergeant

Lester E. Jones

Indianapolis Police Department — Indianapolis, IN
Felonious
End of Watch February 7, 1933
Age 52
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Lester Jones was shot and killed by an outlaw gang when he interrupted a robbery in progress. The suspects opened fire with a machine gun. Five suspects were arrested six weeks later in Covington, Kentucky. They were returned to Indiana and confined in the Hamilton County Jail. On February 9, 1934, one escaped from jail. He was captured in Cincinnati, Ohio, ten weeks later. He was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled in 1967. In 1934 two others pleaded guilty to second degree murder and were sentenced to life. One applied for a parole in 1951 and was paroled at some point between 1951 and 1955. The other one was paroled in 1956. In 1935 the last two, including the gunman, were convicted of murder and sentenced to life. They were paroled in 1953. Sergeant Jones had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 19 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Jones gave the Indianapolis Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Jones.

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

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Type Other
Location Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 7, 1933
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Lester 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 1933, 184 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 15th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Lester was 52. 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. Lester had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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 rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Indianapolis Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Lester among them.

Across the years

Sergeant Lester E. Jones

Indianapolis Police Department · End of Watch February 7, 1933

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 41-W

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