Deputy Sheriff Alvis Jones
Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office
Oklahoma
End of Watch: Friday, January 29, 1937

Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, January 29, 1937
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Alvis Jones was shot and killed when he and another deputy stopped a car suspected of carrying a man who had shot a police officer in another town. The occupants of the car opened fire, killing Deputy Jones and wounding a Deputy United States Marshal who had accompanied the deputies.

Deputy Jones had served with the agency for four years. He was survived by his wife.