Jack L. Thompson, a 43-year-old Caucasian Hutchinson County corrections officer from Borger, Texas, died on June 11, 1979, after being fatally injured while trying to prevent a jailbreak in Stinnett. The incident occurred during an escape attempt by inmates; Thompson was hurt in the altercation and later laid to rest at Westlawn Memorial Park in Borger.

Investigators concentrated on the events that led to the jailbreak and the inmates’ actions during the escape. According to available details, no arrests or suspects were charged directly in connection with his killing, and the case did not produce any notable murder trials. The investigation described the death as a tragic outcome of the chaotic situation during the breakout.

Did anyone in the area at the time have information about the jailbreak or remember details that could shed more light on what happened?