Update regarding bodies of missing Lexington Children

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — At a news conference Tuesday afternoon Lexington Co. Sheriff Lewis McCarty says the bodies of five children have been returned to South Carolina. McCarty says Timothy Jones will be extradited to South Carolina Wednesday or Thursday, at which point he will be charged with five counts of murder. Investigators with the Butler Co. Alabama Sheriff’s Department say they have found the bodies of five missing children from Lexington Co. Tuesday. The children, ages 1-8, were reported missing last Wednesday by their mother. Deputies say the mother is divorced from their father, Timothy Jones, who is their legal guardian. The children and their Jones were entered in the National Crime Information Center. On September 6th, Jones was arrested at a public safety checkpoint and that is also where deputies determined he and his children were missing. The children were not with their father, according to authorities. Our sister station in Montgomery, Alabama WNCF confirms investigators with the Butler Co. Sheriff’s Dept. have found the bodies of the missing children. Lexington Co. Sheriff Lewis McCarty says the children’s remains have been returned to South Carolina. McCarty says Jones will be extradited to South Carolina Wednesday or Thursday, at which point he will be charged with five counts of murder. ABC Columbia News is continuing to follow this story. We will bring you updates as they become available.