William Buck Jones

Death by Force

On June 29, 1932, Sheriff William Samuel ("Buck") Jones of the Lee County Sheriff's Office in Alabama was fatally shot while attempting to apprehend Charles Green Miller, a Black resident of Opelika. The incident began when Sheriff Jones and a deputized local shopkeeper, B. Roberts, responded to a call that Miller had shot at his brother-in-law, Taylor Mathews, and his wife, causing injuries to their hands. Upon arriving at Miller’s residence, Sheriff Jones attempted to enter the front door, b ...Read More

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William Samuel “Buck” Jones (1871-1932) - Find a Grave Memorial

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