On January 28, 1936, in Wilcox County, Alabama, Chief Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jenkins Jones, aged 57, was fatally shot during a confrontation at the county jail. While attempting to arrest a suspect, the individual produced a concealed handgun and opened fire, critically wounding a jailor and mortally injuring Chief Deputy Jones. In the ensuing gunfire, the Wilcox County Sheriff shot and killed the assailant.
Chief Deputy Jones succumbed to his injuries the following day, January 29, 1936
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