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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
The prosecution and defense are set to bring up new witnesses in the second phase of the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial.
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…
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…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — After more than a week of testimony, the defense rests their case in Day 13 the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial. Ever since the prosecution rested their case last Wednesday, te defense called 26 witnesses to the stand. Seven of which, including two that took the stand Friday, were mental health professionals. Meeting with the defendant for…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — In Day 12 of the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial, a court-appointed psychiatrist took the stand to say the man charged with the murders of his five children in August 2014 does not suffer from schizophrenia. In his testimony today, one psychiatrist said Jones’s use of synthetic marijuana may have led to psychological issues, but they did…
