Guard

John Sullivan Jones

Felonious
End of Watch June 15, 1922
Age 38
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Guard John Jones was killed during an assault by an inmate at the Pontiac Correctional Center. Guard Jones was in charge of the yard gang at the institution which housed youthful offenders. He was waiting for an inmate to change from his uniform to work clothes after the midday meal when the inmate bludgeoned Guard Jones several times to the head, face and neck with a two-foot long, two-inch pipe. Guard Jones had served with the Illinois Department of Corrections for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and baby who resided in Chenoa.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Jones gave the Illinois Department of Corrections 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Jones.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Springfield, Sangamon County, IL
Platform Identity illicorr.sangamon.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 15, 1922
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Blunt object

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John 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 1922, 228 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 3rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

John was 38. 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. John had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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 blunt object, in 1.2% of these deaths.

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His people

Illinois Department of Corrections has 32 officers remembered here, John among them.

Guard John Sullivan Jones

Illinois Department of Corrections · End of Watch June 15, 1922

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 16-E

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