Deputy Sheriff

Jesse G. Thomas

Felonious
End of Watch February 20, 1922
Age 37
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Thomas was shot and killed as he and two officers served a vagrancy warrant on a mentally ill suspect. The officers shot and killed the suspect. Deputy Thomas had served with the agency for 4 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 Thomas gave the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Thomas.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
Platform Identity jcso.jefferson.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 20, 1922
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Jesse 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.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jesse was 37. 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. Jesse had served 4 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%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has 24 officers remembered here, Jesse among them.

Deputy Sheriff Jesse G. Thomas

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch February 20, 1922

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 12-W

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