Killing of John Wesley Jones in Georgia in 1942

Incident

Case summary

John Wesley Jones (1923-1942) died in the custody of Richmond County prison in or near Augusta, Georgia. Prison officials claimed that Jones died of heat exhaustion while working on a prison gang. His mother Ethel Jones and a tax commissioner named Arthur Williams indicated that Jones’s body showed signs of having been beaten.

Victim(s):

John Wesley Jones


Date of incident: 1942-06-19
Location: Richmond County, Georgia
Location type: carceral location
Allegation against victim: [ ]

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: yes
Finding of no legal responsibility: yes

Criminal process
Arrest: [ ]
Charge/indictment/information: [ ]
Grand jury: [ ]
Trial: [ ]
Conviction: [ ]
Sentence: [ ]

FBI case ID:

Savannah 44-15

Bureau 44-672

DOJ case ID:

144-20-5


Document(s):
death certificates - closed
federal agency records
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