Line of Duty Death: Corrections Officer IV Jackson Pongay
Corrections Officer IV Jackson Pongay
Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division, Texas
End of Watch Sunday, July 19, 2020
BIO
Age 56
Tour 4 years
Badge Not available
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause COVID19
Incident Date Thursday, June 25, 2020
Corrections Officer IV Jackson Pongay died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among staff and inmates at the Lychner State Jail in Humble.
Officer Pongay had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for four years. He is survived by his wife and one child.
In early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country contracted COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic due to requirements of their job. Many of these first responders died as a result of COVID-19.
