MISSOU
RI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney, Springfield, Missouri 65803
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant John H. Lueckenhoff
417-359-1500, Ext. 4560
DS9172016
September 17, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Michael W. Jones Charged In Mount Vernon Homicide
At approximately 11:09 p.m., on Friday, September 16, 2016, officers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Mount Vernon Police Department, and Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department arrested Michael W. Jones, 49, Mount Vernon, Missouri, in connection with the homicide of Timothy A. Goodman. The arrest was made at the residence of the victim after a citizen reported suspicious activity.
On Saturday, September 17, 2016, the Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney formally charged Jones with murder in the second degree and abandonment of a corpse. Jones is being held at the Lawrence County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bond. The investigation is ongoing by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control.
The charges for which the individual was arrested are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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