MS SC644

Mourns the death of Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Lamar Wells, who was killed on March 10, 2015, while attempting to serve an arrest warrant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as part of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force

Deputy Wells served with the U.S. Marshals Service for four years, beginning after his 2011 graduation from Jackson State University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Wells came from a family of law enforcement officers, including his father (retired Jackson County Sheriff's Department Captain) and three brothers serving in various police departments

Left behind his wife Channing Wells, who was pregnant with their first child at the time of his death, with the baby due on his birthday

Resolution directs that copies be presented to Deputy Wells' surviving family and forwarded to the U.S. Marshals Service