Deputy Sheriff Sherri Katherine Jones, 54, was killed on April 18, 2011, in the basement of the Bowie County Courthouse in Bowie, Texas. She was preparing to transport a prisoner from a courtroom to a state facility at about 2:30 p.m. when the prisoner overpowered her, took her service weapon, and fatally shot her. The prisoner then stole the transport van and fled to Arkansas before being apprehended.

Jones had served six years with the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office and previously worked as a Reserve Officer for the Queen City Police Department. Born September 10, 1956, in Atlanta, Texas, she was survived by a daughter, three stepsons, her mother, two brothers, a sister, and ten grandchildren. The offender was later convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for her murder.

Did anyone who worked at the courthouse or knew Deputy Jones notice any security concerns about prisoner transports before April 18, 2011?