Deputy Sheriff Jason Lee Acton, aged 36, tragically lost his life on June 22, 2000, during an attempted jailbreak at the Randolph County Jail in Huntsville, Missouri. At approximately 12:45 am, a man and a woman rang the night buzzer at the jail. Upon being let in, the suspects opened fire on Deputy Acton and Jail Supervisor Leon Egley, killing them both. Following department regulations, both officers were unarmed while in the jail facilities, and there was no barrier separating the deputies fr
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