To know Glen Agee is to know a man that died doing what he always wanted to do in life – be a police officer.
Agee joined the Jackson Police Department (JPD) in June 2010 after having served stints as a campus security officer at Jackson State University and as a jailer with the Hinds County Sherriff’s Office, among other law enforcement positions.
More than 200 people gathered Saturday, Aug. 14, in the small quiet town of Collins to pay their last respects to Agee, who was killed in the line of duty Friday, Aug. 6, in Raymond following a chase and struggle with an escaped suspect.
In Collins, many considered Agee a hero.
“He always did the right thing and he had the patience of ‘Job,’ said Andre Pickering, Agee’s cousin. “He never compromised his integrity.”
Agee’s brother, Gene Agee said the entire Hopewell Community respected and loved his brother because he [Glen] gave so much respect. “Even when he moved to Jackson, the entire community supported his decisions and backed him 100 percent because of his commitment to Hopewell,” he said.
Saturday’s service marked the second service for Agee. The day before colleagues from JPD and law enforcement agencies across the state gathered at the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium to pay their respect.
Speakers at the service Friday included Jackson’s Mayor Harvey Johnson, JPD Chief of Police Rebecca Coleman and Hinds County Sherriff Malcolm McMillin.
Latwan Smith, 24, is charged with capital murder in Agee’s death. Smith allegedly killed Agee with the officer’s gun during a struggle in a drainage ditch.
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