U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Jessie Blevins
1975
Jessie James Blevins Jr. served the U.S. Marine Corps.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Deputy Sheriff Jessie Blevins was shot and killed by a subject who was seeking revenge. The subject man, whom Deputy Blevins' had arrested the week before for being drunk and disruptive at a dance, shot him in the head as he walked out of a grocery store in Peterstown. State troopers surrounded the subject at his home and took him into custody a short time later. The man was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to five to 18 years in prison. Deputy Blevins was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, parents, and eight siblings.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
Monroe County Sheriff's Department
Deputy Sheriff
In Our Keeping
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