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Prosecutors say justice is served after Timothy Jones Jr. sentenced to death
Jones was convicted of killing his five children back in August 2014
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — A jury has sentenced Timothy Jones Jr., a Lexington County father convicted of killing his five children in August 2014, to death Thursday afternoon. It took the jury less than two hours to come up with the sentence. The sentence comes on the heels of an emotional closing statement from Solicitor Rick Hubbard. “He is a murderer….
Defense rests in sentencing phase of Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial
Closing arguments to begin Thursday morning
More than a week after a jury found Jones guilty of murdering his five children back in 2014, the defense rested its case in the sentencing phase of the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial.
Ex-wife of Timothy Jones Jr. calls on jury to spare his life
Amber Kyzer testifies that she can't bring herself to wanting someone to die
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — The ex-wife of Timothy Jones Jr. took the stand to tell the jury that they should not give the death penalty to her ex-husband, who was convicted of murdering their five children back in August 2014. Amber Kyzer told the jury that as a mother, she’d want to shred her ex-husband’s face off, but she says she…
“This would be the final nail in the coffin”: Family members call for jury to spare Timothy Jones’s life
Both Timothy Jones Jr.'s grandmother and father took the stand Monday
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Family members of a Lexington County father found guilty for the murders of his five children state their case as to why Timothy Jones Jr. should not receive the death penalty. The father and grandmother of Timothy Jones Jr. both called on the jury to spare their son, saying that the death penalty would only bring their…
Teachers get emotional on stand when remembering Timothy Jones’s children
Jones faces either the death penalty or life in prison without parole
After only two days of testimony, the prosecution rested its case in the sentencing phase of the Timothy Jones Jr. trial. Jones was found guilty earlier this week in the murders of his five children back in 2014.
Sentencing phase in Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial begins
Jones faces either the death penalty or life in prison without parole
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Just days after Timothy Jones Jr. was found guilty for the murders of his five children, the sentencing phase in his murder trial began Thursday morning. Some witnesses who took the stand during the first phase of the trial came back to testify in the sentencing phase. Some described the impact the Jones children had on their…
What’s next in the Timothy Jones murder trial? Legal experts weigh in
A jury convicted Jones earlier this week of killing his five children in 2014
The prosecution and defense are set to bring up new witnesses in the second phase of the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial.
Jury finds Timothy Jones Jr. guilty of murdering his five children
It took the jury six hours to come up with the verdict
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — After more than three weeks of testimony, the jury heard enough evidence to convict Timothy Jones Jr. of the murders of his five children. The jury deliberated for six hours on Monday and Tuesday, concluding beyond a reasonable doubt Jones Jr. murdered his five children back in August 2014. Nearly sixty people took the stand over the…
Jury begins deliberations in Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial
Jones was charged with the murders of his five children back in 2014
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — The ball is in the jury’s court to determine if Timothy Jones Jr. is guilty or not guilty by reason of insanity in the death of his five children back in August 2014. Both sides delivered closing statements that each went over an hour Monday afternoon, painting two different pictures of Timothy Jones Jr. and what went…
