Our goal is to
have a geocache placed in each state that reminds us of those
heroes who have died in the line of duty serving the public.
This is not a political agenda just a way to let others know
about the good men and women that have laid down their lives
protecting and serving all of us. This project includes Law
Enforcement officers, Fire Fighters, EMS and Military
personnel. I would also like to place patches of any kind in
the geocache containers and allow visitors to either sign the
log or exchange a patch for one in the container. If you
decide you want to place a geocache of this sort in your
state please email me so I can count the states. Also if you
choose to place a story about the location please do
so!
Many thanks to Otterbox for donating the containers for the
initial launch of this project!
This cache is dedicated to Deputy Dave
Jones.
Deputy Dave
Jones
State of Georgia - Garfield County
Sheriff's Department
State of Utah
End of Watch: Sunday, January 26, 2003
Biographical Info
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 3 months
Badge Number: 1Y?
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, January 26, 2003
Incident Location: Near Escalante, UT
The deputy
had pulled over a pickup truck at approximately 15:30 hours because
he suspected the driver was intoxicated. While the passenger of the
truck observed, the driver was given a field sobriety test and
failed. Deputy Jones handcuffed the suspect and placed him in the
back seat of his patrol car. The deputy then called for a tow truck
to pick up the suspect's vehicle. The passenger, who had been
riding in the truck, grabbed a rifle from inside the truck and
pointed it at Deputy Jones. Deputy Jones drew his firearm and
ordered the suspect to drop the weapon. The suspect opened fire and
one round struck Deputy Jones in the chest. The round penetrated
Deputy Jones' bullet resistant vest. Deputy Jones was able to
return fire, striking the suspect once. The suspect then un-cuffed
his friend and both escaped the scene. When the tow truck arrived,
the driver found Deputy Jones wounded and called for help, but
Deputy Jones died before an ambulance arrived. The two suspects
were apprehended within a few hours. One of the suspects had
sustained gunshot wounds to the arm and chest from the shootout
with Deputy Jones. Both suspects were charged with capital murder.
Investigation revealed that the suspect's weapon was loaded with
ammunition designed to penetrate bullet proof
materials.
Deputy Jones had
been employed with the Garfield County Sheriff's Office for 16
months, and is survived by his wife and five
children.
The
cache is a waterproof Otterbox. Feel free to exchange
patches for other law enforcement/fire/military patches if you feel
like it. .
To see other fallen heroes,
check out the ODMP
website.