Saxton Randall Jones
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Captain

Saxton Randall Jones

Florida Highway Patrol — Tallahassee, FL
Accident
End of Watch May 1, 1995
Age 47
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Randall Jones accidentally shot himself while cleaning his departmental equipment. Trooper Jones had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 24 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and parents.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Jones gave the Florida Highway Patrol 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Jones.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Platform Identity fhp.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 1, 1995
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Saxton is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1995, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Saxton was 47. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Saxton had served 24 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 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Florida Highway Patrol has 54 officers remembered here, Saxton among them.

Across the years
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Where

Captain Saxton Randall Jones

Florida Highway Patrol · End of Watch May 1, 1995

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 29-E

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