Daniel Ray Jones

Deadly force

Police said two tribal police officers and a federal Bureau of Indian Affairs officer went to Jones' home to investigate an arson. As they were getting out of their vehicles, Jones came running toward them with an aluminum baseball bat in one hand and a knife in the other. He hit the BIA officer in the right thigh with the bat. He then threw snow in one tribal officer's eyes and lunged at him with the knife. The three officers drew their handguns and ordered Jones to drop the knife, but he continued his advance, and one officer shot and killed him.