Marlon Jones

Marlon Jones (born c. 1970–1980[1]) is a Jamaican criminal[2] who was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in December 2016.[1] He was captured within one day of being on the list.

Marlon Jones
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
Description
Born1970–1980
Jamaica
NationalityJamaican
RaceBlack
GenderMale
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight160–170 lb (73–77 kg)
Status
AddedDecember 1, 2016
CaughtDecember 2, 2016
Number510
Captured

He is allegedly connected to an October 15, 2016 shooting at a Los Angeles, California house being used as a restaurant, that left four people dead and ten others wounded.

Background and murders

Jones is part of a Jamaican gang with drug-related operations along the east coast, and had residence in New York at the time of the murders, though he was in the country illegally.[3] It is unknown if Marlon Jones is his real identity, as he has a history of using fake names and birth dates.[4][5]

Jones was added to the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list on December 1, 2016, following the murder of four people during a shootout at a West Adams, Los Angeles residence that was being used as a restaurant called Dilly's Kitchen on October 15.[1][3][5] Among those killed by Jones was Robert 'Rodigan' Davis, a fellow Jamaican gang leader. The murders are considered to be gang related.[4][6][7]

On December 2, after receiving a tip, the Los Angeles police stopped a vehicle Jones was in on the 110 freeway, after which he fled the vehicle and was quickly apprehended.[4][8]

Jones was charged with four counts of murder and pleaded not guilty.[9]

References
  1. "Jones's FBI Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Alert". FBI. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  2. "Marlon Jones, Makes FBI Most Wanted List". CNBNews. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  3. Winton, Richard. "Suspect in slaying of 4 in L.A. caught day after name is added to FBI Ten Most Wanted list". LA Times. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  4. Barrett, Livern (December 3, 2016). "FBI most wanted 'Marlon Jones' arrested in California". jamaica-gleaner.com. Gleaner Company. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  5. "Fugitive Marlon Jones Wanted for Multiple Counts of Murder in Los Angeles Added to the FBI's List of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  6. "Threats of gang violence in Kingston after shooting death of 'Radigan' - Police". Loop News Jamaica. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  7. "Threats of gang violence after J'can shot dead in US, police appeal for calm - News". Jamaica Observer. October 18, 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  8. Munoz, Anabel (2016-12-03). "FBI top 10 suspect in custody for West Adams shooting". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  9. Sklar, Debbie L. (23 February 2017). "Reputed gang member pleads not guilty in quadruple-murder case". MyNewsLA.com.


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