CHIEF JAMES JACKSON 

IN CENTRAL OHIO, THE CITY OF COLUMBUS IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF A HISTORIC FORMER POLICE CHIEF
FORMER COLUMBUS POLICE CHIEF JAMES JACKSON DIED AT THE AGE OF 91. THE CHIEF HAD SERVED THE CITY FOR 19 YEARS AS THE FIRST BLACK POLICE CHIEF OF COLUMBUS. COLUMBUS POLICE CHIEF ELAINE BRYANT TONIGHT ISSUING THIS STATEMENT, SAYING IN PART, QUOTE THE COLUMBUS DIVISION OF POLICE WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR CHIEF JACKSON'S SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE KEEP HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME.