Fatal Encounters

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Dustin Keith Jones

Name: Dustin Keith Jones
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/14/2013
Location: Chestnut St
Kirbyville, Texas, 75956
County: Jasper
Agency: Kirbyville Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Chief Paul Brister and Officer John Hancock served warrants on Dustin Jones for multiple violent crimes. Jones struck the officers and ran away. A struggle ensued when officers caught Jones. The officers subdued Jones with what a lawsuit described as a chokehold. Jones died of asphyxiation. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.
Unique ID: 12781

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