OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Michael Wayne Jones entered the Marion County courtroom in a suit and tie after pleading guilty to killing to wife and four children. Both jurors said they had no issues. Two defendants still await sentencing, Assistant State Attorneys Amy Berndt and Rich Buxman, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); Detectives identified Jones' husband, Michael Wayne Jones Jr., 38, as a suspect. All rights reserved. Jones has been detained at the Marion County Jail since he was extradited to Florida from Georgia. Those factors, they argue, call for life in prison rather than death. The house is empty. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. Deputies arrived at the home in the 14000 block of S.E. "All we need to know is thats evil, and evil did something, and evil needs to pay for what he did, he said, according to BuzzFeed News. Michael Wayne Jones Jr. (News4Jax screenshot) A state judge in Florida has sentenced a 41-year-old man to death for beating his wife to death with a metal baseball bat, then strangling his 9-year-old and 4-year-old stepsons to death and drowning his 2-year-old and 11-month-old biological daughters. Both of their bodies were put in a single tote bag. Florida man gets death penalty for brutal murder of wife and children. Marion County Sheriff's Office, Detectives believe he stored the bodies at his home and in his van for several weeks before transporting them to Brantley County, Georgia, the Marion County Sheriffs Office said in, "You may want to put me in handcuffs because there was a dead body (inside the vehicle)" he allegedly told deputies, according to, The sheriffs office confirmed the body of his 32-year-old wife Casei Jones was found inside. 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He also sentenced Jones to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his wife, Casei Jones, and credited him with 1,322 days of time served. ga('ads.send', { Michael Jones has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with his wifes death. He told law enforcement officialsthat his wifes body was inside the vehicle he was driving. He graduated from Loyola University of California in 1956 and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Casei Jones (left) and the four children. Whoopi Goldberg interrupts 'The View' live segment, raises her voice and hits co-host, Baywatch star Jeremy Jacksons ex-wife Loni Willison spotted looking for food in LA waste, 'Liza took a final breath and sighed': Liza Burke, 21, dies 6 weeks after stage 4 cancer diagnosis, 'Go for a size bigger': Honey Boo Boo slammed for flaunting 'tight' prom dress with boyfriend Dralin Carswell. Your IP: Michael Wayne Jones Jr. is being charged with four counts of First Degree Premeditated Homicide in the deaths of his four children and step-children. Following his arrest in September 2019, in a news release, the sheriffs office noted that Jones had kept the bodies at home for several weeks before transporting them. He told law enforcement officials that his wife's remains were in the vehicle. Ill be interviewing them soon. Undergoing his court trials, Michael Wane Jones has already admitted to killing his wife and the children. I don't want anything to have happened to her.". Just over three months after a jury of nine men and three women recommended the death penalty for Michael Wayne Jones Jr., Marion County Circuit Court Judge Anthony Tatti on Friday formally ordered that Jones be executed by the state, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show. "They don't know where she's at. Her husband, Michael Wayne Jones Jr., 38, has been arrested and charged with second degree murder. Find out with our fun quiz! The sentencing comes in the wake of a jury unanimously recommending that Michael Wayne Jones be put to death in January 2023. 1:26 A jury on Thursday unanimously recommended that Michael Wayne Jones, the man who admitted killing his wife and four children in 2019, should be sentenced to death. Jones, in December, pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the childrens deaths and one count of second-degree murder in Caseis death. They assert that Jones who also has three kids from a prior marriage entered a psychotic spiral that culminated in the murders. On Friday, April 28, 2023, Marion County Circuit Judge Anthony Tatti sentenced Michael Wayne Jones to death for the murder of his four children and life without the possibility of parole for the death of his wife. The body was then put in a suitcase. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { When asked about her grandchildren, she said: "They're my whole world, just like my kids. Michael Wayne Jones, 41, has already pleaded guilty to the shocking slayings, and the panel will now decide if he gets life in prison or the death sentence at his ongoing penalty phase trial. All the latest news, showbiz, lifestyle and sports updates, brought to you by our dedicated American team. In my opinion, theres a long history of depression that was really undiagnosed treated as well as PTSD, said Fabian. The search for a missing Florida mom and her four children came to a tragic end Monday, when authorities discovered all five bodies. Update: 9/18/2019. Sentence Length: 5 years 0 months 0 days On Sunday, Michael Jones crashed his van near Brantley County in southeast Georgia, about 150 miles north of . Authorities believe the murders occurredbetween July 10and the end of August 2019. Michael Wayne Jones Jr. admitted to killing his wife with a metal baseball bat before stangling his step sons and drowning his two biological daughters in Marion County, Florida. } A jury on Thursday unanimously recommended that Michael Wayne Jones, the man who admitted killing his wife and four children in 2019, should be sentenced to death. }); Questions flew while Jones walked from the sheriff's office to the cruiser which took him to jail, but he remained silent and barely looked up. DOC records show 27.4 years is the average age at the time of the offense for executed inmates, and for execution, the average age is 44.9 years. It ended Thursday. Guilty plea:Summerfield man pleads guilty to killing wife, 4 children, may face death penalty. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. The news release said he left all of the bodies in the home for a few weeks before placing them in his van and keeping them there for the last two weeks before taking the victims to Brantley County, Georgia. Prosecutors said they appreciate the jury's effort, attention and devotion to the case, especially over the Christmas holidays. Michael Jones told officers who responded to the single-vehicle crash in Brantley County, Georgia, that Casei's body was in his van. He also murdered his wife Casei Jones.. Update 10/8/19 Michael Wayne Jones Jr., who is accused of killing his wife, . Published: Sep. 16, 2019 at 8:13 AM PDT. In Florida, defendants convicted of first-degree murder can be put to death if the jury unanimously recommends such an outcome, while the maximum penalty for second-degree murder is life in prison. Producer: McQ. Casei Jones and her four children; Cameron Bowers , Preston Bowers, Mercalli Jones, Aiyana Jones were last seen approximately six weeks ago in the local Ocala, FL area. Demi Moore has not left Bruce Willis's side and is doing everything to make his 'last moments happy', 'Stop it!' document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Michael Wayne Jones Jr. has been now been charged with one count of Second-degree Premedated in the deaths of his wife Casei Jones. Michael Wayne Jones Jr., 38, is facing a charge of second-degree homicide for the death of his wife, 32-year-old Casei Jones, who was reported missing along with the four children Saturday night after family members said they had not been seen for six weeks. Spivey told a Star-Banner reporter: "We gave it our best shot.". Jones then led detectives to the bodies of the children, who he had dumped in a remote wooded area. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. We've received your submission. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' 172.104.206.157 In November, Jones pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of Cameron Bowers, 9; his brother, Preston Bowers, 4; and sisters Mercalli Jones, 2; and 11-month-old Aiyana Jones. [I]n the following weeks, detectives believe he killed the two oldest children by strangulation and his two youngest children by drowning them, the sheriffs office wrote in a news release following the arrest. I don't know what I would do without any of them. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Following Fridays nine-minute hearing, Jones attorneys from the public defenders office said they had been preparing their client for this outcome for several weeks and had already filed paperwork with the court to appeal the sentence, the Ocala StarBanner reported. Woods described the deaths as an act of true evil.. 2023 www.ocala.com. By 2:12 p.m., the judge was informed the jury had reached a verdict. ga('ads.send', { Jones strangled Duve and left her body in the tru. Without the need for a trial to adjudicate his guilt, jurors were only brought in during the penalty phase of the case to decide whether Jones should be sentenced to life in prison without parole or be sentenced to death. Casei Jones husband, Michael Wayne Jones Jr., 38, has been arrested and is suspected of killing all five in their Florida home weeks before the bodies were discovered in Georgia. Jerry Lambe is a journalist at Law&Crime. Life or death? Fabian said that comes from jones being molested at age six by his step-uncle and living in a difficult home environment. The suspect was arrested after he crashed his car. When police arrived he admitted killing his wife and told them the body was in the vehicle he was driving. A week before the next school year began, Cameron was dragged out of his bed and was fatally strangled on the floor. Circuit Judge Anthony Tatti will factor the recommendation when he imposes sentence at a later date. On Friday, during a hearing at the Marion County Judicial Center in Ocala, Circuit Judge Anthony Tatti sentenced Jones to death for the deaths of the four children. hitType: 'event', Jones said she had not seen or heard from her daughter or grandchildren in several weeks and was concerned that Michael Jones had done something to them.. Law enforcement officials said the bodiesof the children were stored intotes and a suitcase. Before the bodies were found Nikki Jones told Fox35 : "I've never ever been so scared. School principal Chris Christensen jumped to death to end 'toxic' marriage to 'abusive' wife, says daughter, Who was Andrei Kisliak? ADVERTISEMENT A jury will decide the fate of a Florida man who beat his wife to death with a baseball bat in 2019 before he murdered her four small children over several days and stored their bodies in tote bags. He then put the childs body in a suitcase. He was arrested and charged with her death. Investigators found his wifes body inside a tote bag in his minivan. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Follow the Mirror US News page on Facebook to make sure you're not missing out. He was then drowned in a bathtub and his body was also put in a suitcase.Jones drove with his two young daughters a few days later after the first three heinous killings. Following. She also described their two sisters as princesses., 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, NFL linebackers 2-year-old daughter drowns in pool, Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes possible along East Coast, including I-95 corridor, on Sunday, Golfers get chippy over foursomes slow pace of play, throwing wild kicks and punches on Florida course, Tornado flips cars as it touches down in South Florida. Correct, said Fabian. Jones was arrested in Brantley County, Georgia, in September 2019 aftera single-vehicle crash. Michael Wayne Jones, 38, of Summerfield, Florida, is accused in connection with the death of his wife Casei Jones, 32 and their four children, Cameron Bowers, 10, Preston Bowers, 5, Mercali. He led them to the remains of the four children Aiyana, one; Mercalli Jones, two; Preston, five; and Cameron Bowers, 10, near Brantley County in Georgia. Contact Austin L. Miller ataustin.miller@starbanner.com. Jones was initially detained on Sept. 15 in Georgia after the vehicle he was driving crashed into another car. Casei Jones and her four kids were reported missing over the weekend. Jones wrapped his wifes body in blankets, placed it in a large tote bag and put in a closet. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! The murderer narrated the scene in their Marion County home during a fiery argument where Casei poked him with a baseball bat and Jones beat her to death out of anger. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ Ocala death penalty case:Trial date set for man accused of killing 4 kids and his wife. Producer: McQ. Have a tip or story idea? 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He then began devising plans by dropping the boys, his two stepchildren Preston and Cameron at their father's place and dropping his two daughters Mercalli Jones and Aiyana Jones, two children he shared with his wife Casei at her mother's home. Spivey, Jones' attorney,told the Star-Banner that Jonesmadethe plea because he wants to takeresponsibility for his actions. Using a basketball bat, he beat his wife to death and went on to murder her four children, storing their dead bodies in tote bags. Michael Wayne was the eldest son of John Wayne and his first wife, Josephine Alicia Saenz, the daughter from a socially prominent Latina family living in Los Angeles. let gads_event; Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. He was the eldest son of actor John Wayne and his first wife, Josephine Saenz. Which member of the royal family are you? Something went wrong, please try again later. Michael Wayne Jones Jr., 38, is facing a charge of second-degree homicide for the death of his wife, 32-year-old Casei Jones, who was reported missing along with the four children Saturday night after family members said they had not been seen for six weeks. Following Fridays nine-minute hearing, attorneys representing Jones said they had already filed paperwork with the court to appeal the sentence. With a Spanish speaking juror on the panel, the judge wanted to find out from the foreman and the juror if there were any communication problems. The officer immediately detected the overwhelming stench of a decomposing body and Jones told him to get some handcuffs readied. Casei Jones and her four children; Cameron Bowers , Preston Bowers, Mercalli Jones, Aiyana Jones were last seen approximately six weeks ago in the local Ocala, FL area. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Michael Wayne Jones .
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