On February
12, 2022, round 4:00 a.m., an grownup girl was standing on the Gentle Rail
platform of Alma Faculty/ Primary when she was hit from behind by an unknown particular person
and knocked to the bottom. This particular person, later recognized as 39-year-old Leon
Jones, proceeded to hit the sufferer within the head and grabbed her neck till she
went unconscious.
When the
sufferer regained consciousness, Jones was on prime of her. Jones continued to
punch the sufferer throughout her higher physique and face, telling her that she would
not have the ability to name the police. Jones forcibly eliminated the sufferer’s clothes
from the waist up, leaving her breasts uncovered. He grabbed her breasts and
choked her.
A witness,
who’s a safety guard for an area enterprise, heard the sufferer screaming and
ran to her support. Upon his arrival, Jones acquired up and ran away from the scene.
The sufferer
advised police that she didn’t know who Jones was and has by no means seen him earlier than.
With the
assist of each the witness and the sufferer, officers gathered sufficient detailed
details about Jones to begin in search of him.
Officers
swarmed the world and arrange a fringe. K9 Officer Hasso responded and picked
up the scent of Jones. Inside 20 minutes, K9 Officer Hasso positioned Jones hiding
below a field behind some bushes within the space and signaled to his handler.
Jones did
not comply with instructions and was shot with one much less deadly bean bag spherical to the
buttocks. He was then taken into custody.
Jones was
recognized by the witness because the particular person he noticed assaulting the sufferer. He was
booked into jail for the next expenses and held on $25,000 bond.
1 rely ARS
13-1304A3- Kidnapping, a category 2 felony.
1 rely ARS
13-1404A- Sexual Abuse, a category 5 felony.
1 rely ARS
13-1204A4- Aggravated Assault, a category 6 felony.
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| Leon Jones Mug Shot |
